Evopod™ is a semi-submerged, floating, tethered tidal energy capture device. It uses a simple but effective mooring system that allows the free floating device to maintain optimum heading into the tidal stream.

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Floating Wind Power News

Starfloat™ scale tests completed at Cantabria facility

10/01/2019

Oceanflow Energy, together with research partner the University of the Algarve, have completed two weeks testing a 1:36th scale version of a 6MW Starfloat™ in the Cantabria Coastal and Ocean Basin (CCOB) in Santander, Spain through the support of the MaRINET2 programme.

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Floating Wind Power News

Oceanflow gets the go ahead for project FLOWSPA

01/06/2017

Oceanflow has been successful in winning Horizon 2020 SME Instrument Phase 1 support to demonstrate the feasibility of its innovative floating offshore wind foundation structure Starfloat™ and to develop a Business Plan for taking the project forward for the benefit of the EU.

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Tidal Power News

Evopod 1:10th scale turbine to be deployed in the Algarve

03/04/2017

Oceanflow has been awarded a contract by the University of the Algarve (UAlg) to lease its 1:10th scale Evopod unit (E1) for trials in the Ria Formosa estuary.

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Tidal Power News

Oceanflow awarded Innovate UK Energy Catalyst grant to investigate Starfloat™ performance and economics

21/03/2017

Oceanflow together with academic partner Stellenbosch University, South Africa have been successful in their bid for an Innovate UK Energy Catalyst Round 4 grant to investigate the potential of its Starfloat floating wind turbine.

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Tidal Power News

BEIS approves Sanda test site decommissioning plan

08/03/2017

Ocean Flow Energy has received approval from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for its Decommissioning Programme for the Sanda Sound tidal site.

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Tidal Power News

E35 completes over 1 year continuous deployment

08/10/2015

Oceanflow's 35kW Evopod unit has completed the first phase of its in-sea trials to demonstrate the reliability of key systems and components.

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Tidal Power News

E35 reaches 6 months continuous deployment

05/03/2015

Since the 7th of August 2014 E35 has successfully completed six months of continuous deployment in Sanda Sound.

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Tidal Power News

Superstorms and Supermoons

05/03/2015

E35 has experienced the large tides caused by the "supermoon" and survived waves and wind caused by "The Weather Bomb". Take a look at the video footage here.

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Tidal Power News

E35 successfully installed into Sanda Sound

07/08/2014

On the 7th of August 2014 E35 was successfully installed onto it's mooring at Sanda Sound.

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Tidal Power News

E35 completed and delivered to Campbeltown Harbour

07/04/2014

View latest projects for more information about the preparations for deployment of E35-01 at Sanda Sound.

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Tidal Power News

Scottish Energy Minister visits Oceanflow

03/04/2014

The Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing visited Oceanflow to discuss the project and announced further WATERS funding.

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Tidal Power News

Oceanflow secures REIF funding

06/03/2014

Oceanflow have attracted a £300,000 package of support to further develop and commercialise its second generation tidal energy device, Evopod

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