TECH4YOU – Technologies for climate change adaptation and quality of life improvement
Ecosistema: TECH4YOU – Technologies for climate change adaptation and quality of life improvement Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza (PNRR), Mission 4th “Instruction and Research”, Component 2 “From the research to the business”, Investment 1.5 “Creazione e rafforzamento di “ecosistemi dell’innovazione”, costruzione di “leader territoriali di R&S” Codice identificativo: ECS 00000009 CUP: C33C22000290006 Spoke 2: Technologies to reduce energy consumption and save biodiversity Goal 1: Technological solutions for the deep decarbonisation of the energy system and the reuse of scraps and waste Progetto Pilota 1: Development and implementation of technological solutions with high efficiency and low environmental impact for the production of green energy in a coastal environment Action 7: Integrated technological solutions with high efficiency and low environmental impact for the production of green energy in a coastal environment NOEL-UNIRC cost (Action): € 363.976,37 From 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2025
The aim of the project is to design optimized configurations of the U-shaped oscillating water column (U-OWC) wave energy converter (WEC) maximizing the air power available to a Power Take Off unit. Numerical and experimental analyses on U-OWC devices, with varying configurations, including independent cells and adjacent-connecting cells are used. The prototype tested at the NOEL laboratory is a modular steel caisson, with a number of chambers smoothly variable from one to seven, through removable internal bulkheads and/or external junction tubes. The incoming wave is measured through an independent wave station, while pressure and level measurements are carried out internally to validate the numerical codes and achieve the desired device optimization.
