NoviOcean by Novige AB
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NoviOcean Wave Energy
Novige’s pitch: Our goal is “Saving the climate with profitable wave power” with our wave energy converter concept, NoviOcean, which extracts renewable electricity from ocean waves. NoviOcean is unique due to the use of a few, simple, light, and strong subsystems that have been well-proven in other industries (e.g., hydropower) for centuries. We call it the “inverted hydro power plant at sea”, with the ocean acting as a never-drying dam. Moreover, NoviOcean utilizes a rectangular float (as opposed to circular) which significantly improves the lifting capacity by a factor of 4-10 vs. the competition. All the above enable it to produce stable electricity, at a lower cost compared to other marine energy concepts.
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There is an humongous amount of ocean waves and energy to capture. Using hydraulics and going vertical is brilliant. Best of luck with your solution. We say “when the ocean breathes - we breathe” Now it’s time to add “When the Ocean moves - we move”
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Thanks, it certainly is so. To say it simply, if you are, like us, to lift 600 tons, 10 000 times per day, converting 0.5 m/s to 1000 rpm, using the traditional gearboxes, accumulators, wires and more, will simply be to heavy, costly and will not last. Compare to stopping your car from 80 km/h with using your brake pedal or hand brake, and you realize the advantage of the hydraulic cylinder. Hehe, good wording there:-)
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I am very excited for your solution viability and proven output! We need to leverage our Ocean and wave energy to even out the very un-even energy production from sun and wind. If the wave energy platform becomes solid enough we will be able to move away from fossil fuels. With sun and wind only, that will not be possible. Bravo- you have my vote 👊🏻💥💦🌱Only question is how can you speed up production and deployment? We need this now and not 2050.
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Big thanks Susanne, much appreciated, and happy that one with your immense background are among those that early on see the importance of this product. To your question; Other developers just now deploying full scales in the ocean, have consumed ten times or more than we need to spend, and we will achieve more than double their average output. This present budget will mean three years from now until we are in the sea. The Chinese built a giant Covid hospital in three weeks... How? Lots of money and manpower! We could move much much faster given a larger budget! 1) I see filantropists for instance advocating gladly how they donate billions, to other foundations...., not to the ones that need the cash the most, companies like us that do the work. So, if any reader has connections to these big pockets, and they honestly want real action, most welcome to connect us! 2) Otherwise, traditional investors that want to see rapid change to the best of the climate, combined with making perhaps their best investment ever, welcome to be in contact and scrutinize our numbers. 3) Large utilities, oil & gas companies, industries and shipyards with a global network, are also win-wins. They normally want to sit on the fence and wait to see concepts proven in full scale. A few more forward thinking are now investigating more, and evaluating us and others. Why? Because we will have one, maximum two larger global partners. They will be able to deploy primarily in their own markets for years, possible having the best solution for stable clean energy for decades to come. For the others who "saved" 5-10 million, actually pocket money for most, they will have to wait 10-15 years before getting access to our solution, as we will be busy with the first parter(s). So, save that expense, and possibly loose out on the very best greenifying solution that marketing cannot buy, plus a billion dollar market, or scrutinize what we do, then decide. The choice is yours, now, not in two years. Long answer, but needed to show the reality and importance in this!!
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@noviocean_energy Good answer and we will keep a look out for the partners you are looking for. One wave at a time.
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@ocean_community_challenge , thanks!
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Great concept. Good luck.
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Thanks Peter:-)
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This is quite interesting. Could you describe how the energy is harvested from waves to electricity? How different is your technology from traditional hydropower?
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Hi Thomas. The principle is the same. Instead of having for instance 500 meters from a dam to the turbine, we generate 50 bars of pressure by restricting the upwards movement of the float, equaling 500 meters of head, then pumping the same volume of water onto the same turbine, running basically the same generator. Se links below for explanations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR1nl9b5cF8 https://noviocean.energy/novigenews-oeec-startup-award-green-tech-net-zero-future/
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Yes...indeed..it will be a breakthrough but not sure about the maintenance costs involved , what will be the lifetime and how the scalability issues will be taken care of...really interested to know them better.
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Hi Sanjay. Both the CAPEX and OPEX are carefully calculated but will be more honed down as we now are into the full scale design phase, getting quotes from subcontractors and more. Lifetime 25+ years is the target. LCOE starting at 160 EUR/MWh, getting paid 200+ through FIT and/or market price. On our homepage under "Documents" you will find a lot of data. //Jan
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@sanjay_singh Thanks for the reply...comments well noted...Best wishes from our side
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I know minimal about wave power but, I believe wave power should be invested in and experimented on more than it currently is especially with rising seas if it gets to that point and vice-a-versa. Congratulations.
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Definitely Alan
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This is surely a Gamechanger,
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Thanks Amarjit. We do believe it is. Besides the arguments for wave energy in general, the documents tab on our homepage explains the unique advantages of NoviOcean vs other concepts. This again explained by the laws of physics as well as the high output and simplicity of our system. Given we are right in these areas, the potential to be able to mitigate a not insignificantly portion of the climate emergency looks fairly good. //Jan S.
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This is a great innovation that will make a difference in the world... I hope the technology will be coming to Africa soon
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@edwin_wangombe , Thanks for the enthusiasm. Yes, Africa is certainly on our chart. As the waves as lower but stable and long from Senegal to Congo, most wave energy concepts will deliver very small outputs in these coastlines. A bit technical but due to our non-resonant behavior, as opposed to the more common resonant concepts, plus the fact that we easily can mount a larger float for these areas, we can still extract high outputs even these areas. This is would be a challenge for most other solutions. See you in some years, cast a vote first:-) //Jan
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I really believe in wave energy to make a lot more energy out of something that we currently are not using at all! In moderation of course, as we shouldn't overexploit and risk reducing the movement of the waves too much, as that would affect the wildlife I belive.
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Thanks Adam. I agree that nature should run its way when needed. With wave energy being extracted very close to coastlines and travelling undisturbed for more than 99% of the oceans, wildlife and nature in general should not be negatively disturbed. If I might add, NoviOcean, due to its rectangular shape and placed in a belt, can in addition to producing clean energy, mitigate shoreline erosion in areas like California for instance.