UK: Wave energy deal to commercialise alternative energy research
March 1st, 2009
By Emma Jackson
A research team at Queen's University Belfast, in Northern Ireland, has renewed a relationship with Aquamarine Power, a leading marine technology energy company. Together they may create the next generation of wave power converters that could someday be an alternative source of power for European maritime states.
This five-year deal will focus on perfecting a so-called 'Oyster' wave power device, which the university's Wave Power Research Team and Aquamarine Power created together between 2005 and 2008.
Professor Trevor Whittaker, who leads ...
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