Why nearshore?
September 23, 2011
Aquamarine Power Blog entry by Paddy O’Kane, Chief Technical Officer
At Aquamarine Power we strive to think differently. And also to apply science and reason to develop our technology in an optimum manner. So while most other wave technology manufacturers have opted to develop deepwater or shoreline devices we have opted for an area characterised as ‘nearshore’. We classify nearshore as an area where the water depth is 10-20m.
Unique characterisitics
Our choice of location is not arbitrary. We have carefully selected this area to make best use of its unique set of characteristics. These characteristics were first defined by Professor Trevor Whittaker and………..More