SEVERN SEA INSTALLS SEATRICITY WAVE ENERGY CONVERTER

KML have successfully completed the installation of Seatricity's Oceanus 2 Wave Energy Converter.

The Oceanus 2 was relaunched in Falmouth and towed by the Severn Sea to the Wave Hub test site off Hayle, Cornwall.  
Once on site, the Severn Sea led the installation working closely with its dive partners, Seawide Services.  The wave converter's pre-laid positional moorings were surveyed, surfaced, amended and repaired as required.

The Severn Sea's integrated LW Cougar XT ROV then proceeded to survey the seabed for the pump's main reactive tether which had remained on site after a previous deployment.  By manoeuvring the ROV in 3D and using its manipulators, all potential hazards were cleared one by one to prepare for the ROV to connect a lift line.  The main tether was then raised to a lower water depth from where the dive team carefully handled the re-attachment to the Oceanus 2's pump.

KML are proud to have managed this installation and pleased with the brilliant progress this marks for the wave energy sector - View Video Here.

For more detail on the operation please click here for Seatricity's report & press release.