SKF bearings expertise helps to harvest more energy from waves
Bearing selection software – backed up by expert knowledge – helped CorPower Ocean to specify the most appropriate bearings for a new design of wave energy converterGothenburg, Sweden 14 June 2021: SKF’s expertise in bearings has helped CorPower Ocean to optimise the design of a new class of wave energy converters.
CorPower’s compact wave energy converter works by oscillating with the waves, amplifying the movement, using phase-control technology, and converting this into electricity.
“Wave power has a constant production profile,” says Patrik Möller, CEO of CorPower. “It can play a