Islay LIMPET Project Monitoring Data Report

This is the final report of a 24 month research and development project into the LIMPET Shoreline OWC wave energy device. The project has focused on a range of technical issues, some of which are particular to the LIMPET design and others that have general significance for Shoreline OWCs. The objectives of the project were as follows: Task 1 Derive and validate new sea state spectra. Task 2 New Model tests of Current LIMPET Task 3 Standardise Evaluation Procedure Task 4 Pressure Relief Model tests Task 5 Visual Investigation of Collector Flow Characteristics Task 6 Investigate Model Loads Task 7 Conceptual Evaluation of New Device Task 8 Installation of Power Dumping Equipment. Task 9 Develop Additional Control Strategies Task 10 Installation of the Blow Off Valve Task 11 Structural Load Measurement at the Full Scale Task 12 Project Management and Reporting Task 13 Fitment of Acoustic Attenuation Task 14 Removal of Rock from Gully Task 15 Fitment of Variable Orifice to the Second Turbine Outlet This report can be read at: "http://www.dti.gov.uk/energy/renewables/publications/pdfs/v0600183.pdf"