To enhance tidal turbine blade performance using composite materials for tidal energy generation, the NEMMO project team designed a novel testing and characterization protocol to evaluate blade material degradation caused by the exposition to the sea water environment.
The NEMMO project recently reached its last and most significant milestone – producing novel–design tidal blades.
NEMMO project partner, Dublin City University Water Institute, deployed a test platform in Dublin Bay and carried out dynamic antifouling tests over a period of 5 months.
The NEMMO project has recently completed a study on developing a biofouling behavioural model, which would captures the dynamic growth of biofouling organisms as observed on the different material solutions.
The NEMMO project team held its final project meeting on 21 Sept 2023 in Aalborg, Denmark. Partners also took this opportunity to visit our partner Blaest's blade testing facility in Aalborg.
The NEMMO project team held its final project event on 5 Sept 2023 as part of the side event programme at the ETWEC event to present the latest results from the project to the tidal energy community.
A socio-economic assessment from NEMMO project has identified the possible socio-economic impacts that may arise during the NEMMO project's life cycle.
Energy from the Ocean - the latest issue of the Journal of Ocean Technology features the NEMMO project's work in investigating novel materials and testing procedures to improve tidal turbine blades' reliability and performance.
The NEMMO team has performed a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the project’s novel blade, led by Tecnalia. The main objective of the analysis was to quantify the environmental impact associated with tidal energy generation and the blades developed in the project, compared with other existing systems.
NEMMO project partner, Dublin City University Water Institute, has recently deployed a test platform in Dublin Bay.