Langlee Wave Power

Langlee Wave Power
Private
Industry Power
Founded 2006
Headquarters Norway
Key people
 Julius Espedal (founder)
Website www.langleewavepower.com

Langlee Wave Power is a Norway-based company, providing power generation devices and services for the extraction of energy from ocean waves.[1]

History

The company was founded in Norway by Julius Espedal in 2006.

In 2008 a budget of 38 mill NOK was presented to investors for development and testing. Färna Invest AB made the first investment.[2] In addition, the Norwegian Research Council and Innovation Norway have supported the project with 5 mill NOK of public grant.[3]

In October 2010, Langlee Wave Power AS opened an office in Aberdeen, UK, because of the high focus to wave power in Scotland. The product named Langlee E1, with a rated capacity of 250 kW, was designed for north sea waves.[4]

In 2010, Langlee Wave Power AS partnered with Aker Solutions to complete the design of power plant Langlee E2.[5]

In 2011, Langlee Wave Power received NZ$1.8 million in funding from New Zealand Government for a 50 kW Langlee E1 test wave power device, that could be deployed off Stewart Island.[6]

In 2012, Langlee Wave Power AS established a subsidiary in the Canary Islands, Spain named Langlee Wave Power SLU, where the cost of energy was 23 cents € / kWh.[7] A new product was developed for the Canarian wave climate named Robusto with a rated capacity of 132 kW. With the relatively soft waves at the Canary Islands, the new design was cheaper to build than the previous E2. An agreement was signed with Club La Santa, Lanzarote.[8] The planned 500 kW wave power park would cover 50% of their energy demand.[9][10][11][12][13]

In 2014, Langlee Wave Power signed an agreement with Tenerife authorities to develop wave energy farms to the north-west of the island.[14][15][16]

Langlee Wave Power AS closed down its subsidiary in 2016.[17]

Technology

The Langlee wave energy converter (WEC) is a floating device utilizing the horizontal wave movements by vertical water wings.The water-wing system had already been used by other companies like AW Energy OY, Finland and Aquamarine Power, Scotland. Langlee Wave Power AS developed a floating device with a pair of water wings with half wavelength distance. Further, a floating construction allows installation farther away from the shoreline. The design is based on standard steel pipes.The technology is patented in 10 countries.[18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Langlee wave power". Nordicgreen.
  2. ↑ "Langlee Wave Power: Secures Euro 780,000 funding". Nordicgreen.
  3. ↑ "Norwegian Cleantech companies granted NOK 300 million from Research Council of Norway". Nordicgreen. December 15, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Wave Energy Scotland | Wave power in the Scottish Highlands and Islands". www.hi-energy.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  5. ↑ "Wave Power | Norwegian Langlee partners with Aker on power plant Langlee E2". Nordicgreen.
  6. ↑ Kingdom, Elsevier Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1GB, United. "Langlee receives funding for New Zealand wave power project - Renewable Energy Focus". www.renewableenergyfocus.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  7. ↑ "The Canary Islands could be 100% renewables and price for electricity generation would cheapen". Energy News.
  8. ↑ Thomas (2013-09-12). "Wellen, Wind und Kilowatt - Noticias7". Noticias7 (in German). Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  9. ↑ "Langlee Wave nestles in Canaries". Renews.biz. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  10. ↑ "Langlee Teams Up with Tenerife Island to Promote Wave Power". Offshore Wind. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  11. ↑ "Langlee Wave Power elige Canarias para fabricar su convertidor de olas". ecoticias.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  12. ↑ Ryvik, Hugo. "Søker investorer til norsk bølgekraftanlegg på Kanariøyene". Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  13. ↑ "The Canary Islands could be 100% renewables and price for electricity generation would cheapen - www.energynews.es" (in Spanish). 2015-11-22. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  14. ↑ "Langlee eyes Tenerife arrays". 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  15. ↑ "Asker-firma kan stå foran gjennombrudd Kanariøyene". 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  16. ↑ "Officials sign agreement for Canary Islands wave power development". www.hydroworld.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  17. ↑ Alhamra912 (2016-09-09), English: Norwegian News coverage of Langlee Wave Power, to be used as reference. (PDF), retrieved 2016-09-09
  18. ↑ Kingdom, Elsevier Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1GB, United. "Langlee E2 wave power device doubles output - Renewable Energy Focus". www.renewableenergyfocus.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.

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