ReDAPT - Reliable Data Acquisition Platform for Tidal (ReDAPT) Project: ME8.2 Final Experimental Design - Antifouling coatings
Citation
Vance, T. and Fileman, T. ReDAPT - Reliable Data Acquisition Platform for Tidal (ReDAPT) Project: ME8.2 Final Experimental Design - Antifouling coatings, ETI, 2011. https://doi.org/10.5286/UKERC.EDC.000312. Cite this using DataCite
One of the key developments of the marine energy industry in the UK is the demonstration of near commercial scale devices in real sea conditions and the collection of performance and environmental data to inform permitting and licensing processes. The ETI’s ReDAPT (Reliable Data Acquisition Platform for Tidal) project saw an innovative 1MW buoyant tidal generator installed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney in January 2013. The project demonstrated the performance of the tidal generator in different operational conditions, aiming to increase public and industry confidence in tidal turbine technologies by providing a wide range of environmental impact and performance information, as well as demonstrating a new, reliable turbine design
This document summarises the experimental design that will be used to test the efficacy of antifouling coatings as partof the ReDAPT project and for application in the wider tidal renewable energy industry. The infrastructure that will be used to test the antifouling coating samples is discussed together with the position of samples relative to the TGL device. Sampling and analytical methods are described for measuring antifouling performance in addition to environmental data required to put fouling rates into perspective
