UK testing facilities
FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility
University of Edinburgh / FloWave TT Ltd
King's Buildings, Edinburgh, Scotland
Access: Yes
Testing capabilities
- Functional and integrated-system testing
- Hydrodynamics and marine testing
Services
Combined wave-and-current physical model testing for ocean-energy devices, floating wind, tidal and wave converters, marine structures and installation/maintenance concepts.
Equipment
Circular basin 25 m diameter and 2 m working depth; 168 wave makers and 28 bidirectional flow-drive units; facility materials describe waves up to 0.7 m with 1–2 s periods and currents around 0.8 m/s in the design specification.
Standards
No accreditation stated on the current facility page.
Contact
Operator-wide contact: Phone: +44 1316513555; Email: FloWave@ed.ac.uk; Phone: +44 131 6513555
Approximate location
Edinburgh · Town location