In the next few months the AquaBuOY will make its maiden splash in the Pacific Ocean. Right now, the large pieces are taking shape and will soon be assembled into the complete unit, ready for its voyage. A number of Pacific Northwest companies are taking part in the this exciting project – SAIC, Oregon Iron Works, Elliott Bay Design Group, David Evans & Associates, alongside international companies such as Dunlop Oil & Marine, ABB and Honeywell International Inc. just to name a few. It takes a real team effort of people and companies with various skills and disciplines to come together and achieve the project objectives - an ocean installation and testing of a scaled AquaBuOY.
It is not an accident that the test will be off the coast of Oregon. In 2006, Oregon State legislation embraced wave energy as the industry that would provide future economic growth to the state – well, we heard that and decided to land in Oregon. In August we will be cutting a ribbon in our new engineering offices on Portland, Oregon.
Make sure to visit our site often to see the AquaBuOY grow and taking shape – the acceleration tube is now complete and ready for final assembly, the float ( the top portion of the buoy) now has its bottom and the top is being fabricated. The hose-pump (the power-take-off mechanism) is on its way from Dunlop Oil & Marine in Grimsby, UK to our fabrication facility.
Stay tuned for more in coming weeks....
Posted by
Alla Weinstein
General Manager, Ocean Energy
June 27, 2007 - 6:30pm
