Overview
VInnovate BLATEM 2.0
Backed by £1million Welsh Government funding through the VInnovate programme, the project aims to design turbine blades that are more efficient and durable, ready for deployment in harsh tidal environments off the coast of Ynys Môn (Anglesey). The initiative sees AMRC Cymru, ORE Catapult, and Menter Môn’s Morlais project partner with Galician firms Magallanes Renovables and D3 Applied Technologies.
The collaboration combines advanced manufacturing expertise, innovative design capabilities, and experience in marine energy and will further strengthen Wales’s position as a prominent player in tidal technology.
The main objective of the BLATEM 2.0 project is to optimise the design of blade manufacturing processes for tidal energy converters to improve their efficiency, durability and overall performance.
Partners
Magallanes
Magallanes Renovables is a pioneering Spanish company in tidal energy, dedicated to the development, construction and exploitation of technology to harness the power of ocean currents in an efficient, reliable and profitable way.
It has developed a revolutionary solution for electricity generation and is working on the launch of its first commercial platform, the ATIR 2.0.
With the aim of leading the sector worldwide, it promotes a sustainable energy model that contributes to reducing emissions and combating climate change, placing Galicia and European industry as international benchmarks in renewable marine energies.
D3 Applied Technologies
D3 Applied Technologies is a Galician company with more than a decade of experience, made up of a team of scientists and engineers specialised in numerical methods, simulation and fluid dynamics.
Recognised for its experience in high-performance projects linked to competition, D3 applies that knowledge to the industrial field. With a powerful proprietary ecosystem of software, supercomputing and cloud tools, D3 combines technological innovation and applied expertise to offer advanced design, optimisation and analysis solutions, adapted to both competitive environments and commercial projects in the naval and industrial sector.
ORE Catapult
ORE Catapult is the UK’s flagship technology innovation and research centre for offshore wind, wave and tidal energy. We deliver prioritised research underpinned by world-class test and demonstration facilities, collaborating with industry, academia and Government to reduce the cost of offshore renewable energy and create UK economic benefit.
AMRC
AMRC Cymru is part of the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre and a member of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, a consortium of leading manufacturing and process research centres backed by Innovate UK.
About
VInnovate BLATEM 2.0
Backed by £1million Welsh Government funding through the VInnovate programme, the project aims to design turbine blades that are more efficient and durable, ready for deployment in harsh tidal environments off the coast of Ynys Môn (Anglesey). The initiative sees AMRC Cymru, ORE Catapult, and Menter Môn’s Morlais project partner with Galician firms Magallanes Renovables and D3 Applied Technologies.
The collaboration combines advanced manufacturing expertise, innovative design capabilities, and experience in marine energy and will further strengthen Wales’s position as a prominent player in tidal technology.
The main objective of the BLATEM 2.0 project is to optimise the design of blade manufacturing processes for tidal energy converters to improve their efficiency, durability and overall performance.
