InfinityWEC ball screw actuation system upgraded to 25-year lifetime and improved control of buoy motion and PTO velocity
Karlskrona/Gothenburg, Sweden; 7 March 2024 – Ocean Harvesting and ball screw manufacturer NSK have completed the design of the ball screw actuation system for InfinityWEC generation 6, and Ocean Harvesting is now raising 500 000 EUR for 2024 activities and preparing for a 1:3 scale sea trial project in 2025-2026.Wave energy is a vast resource of renewable energy that can produce electricity more consistently and at different times than wind and solar. This increases the value of produced electricity and reduces the energy storage needed to balance the grid. InfinityWEC is a novel wave