The
Bolt
Lifesaver
–
a
16-metre-diameter,
open-centre
point-absorber
concept
hatched
by
Norway’s
Fred
Olsen
–
will
undergo
trials
at
the
site
in
preparation
for
future
tests
at
the
grid-connected
WaveHub
facility,
also
off
the
coast
of
Cornwall.
Fred
Olsen’s
wave
energy
converter
(WEC)
was
developed
by
a
team
that
included
UK
marine
engineers
Supacat,
tidal-device
maker
Scotrenewables
and
the
University
of
Exeter.
"Through
the
extensive
marine
experiences
of
Fred
Olsen
related
companies
we
have
learned
the
considerable
value
that
detailed,
careful
sea
testing
of
new
marine
devices
offers
projects…
