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Inyanga Marine Energy Group

IMPACT SUBSEA LTD

Inyanga Marine Energy

Group completed hydrody- namic testing of its Passive

Pitch Unit for its patented

HydroWing technology, which was recently award- ed the largest tidal energy project in the UK in Allocation Round 6 of the UK gov- ernment’s Contracts for Difference scheme and the company is now on course for deploying a 20MW tidal energy project at Morlais in Wales, in addition to other projects around the world.

The hydrodynamic testing was conducted at the Kelvin Hydrodynamics Labo- www.impactsubsea.com ratory at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland. “The tests on the passive pitch technology have behaved exactly as calculated, validating the ‘proof of

Impact Subsea was founded by Ben concept’,” said George Dadd, Lead Turbine Engineer at HydroWing. “We will

Grant and Alastair Mclennan-Mur- now continue the validation process with a full scale test rig.” ray. With experience in the design

The test results reportedly con? rm that the blade rotor on HydroWing’s tidal en- and manufacturing of underwater ergy device can automatically regulate its own pitch using its self-adjusting system.

sensors and systems, they were keen

Richard Parkinson, CEO of Inyanga Marine Energy Group explains: “With this to create a new standard of ROV & new pitch regulation system, the blade rotors can now scale to twice the swept area,

AUV sensor. while ensuring safety and ef? ciency, even in the harshest ocean conditions.” The

The company specializes in a range project has been supported by the IDCORE Program through which HydroWing of high-performance sensor solu- have engaged two engineers as part of their EngD thesis.

tions for underwater vehicles and associated applications used in the

Oil & Gas, Renewables, Underwa- ter Research and Defence sectors.

They offer a portfolio of underwater technology encompassing sonars, al- timeters, depth sensors, attitude and heading reference systems, ? ooded member detection systems and be- spoke pressure housings.

Since the last MTR100 edition,

Below The Surface

Impact Subsea has introduced an

IS WHAT MATTERS open source SDK to provide us- ers of Impact Subsea sensors with

The results from our calculations a powerful kit to develop applica- and knowledge are hard at work.

tions. The company has strength- ened its support offerings through ? Thruster Design the appointment of a service center ? Vehicle Hydrodynamics within Guangzhou, China. By le- ? Propulsion Energy Budget veraging Oceasian Technology’s es- ? Performance Improvements tablished presence and expertise in ? Silencing Propeller Noise

China, Impact Subsea will be able ? Electric Motor Drives to better serve users of their sen- sors in the region. At Oceanology

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