Marine Energy Engineering
Ricardo is active in the marine energy sector supporting development of wave and tidal power generation systems. Application of experience is being applied within the marine sector from project conception and strategy through detailed design and development to supporting operating and maintenance.
Key areas where technical and programme support can be provided include:
Programme Definition
Support to define product requirements and targets
– Competitor analysis
– Technology concept research
– Strategic planning
– Risk definition and management strategy
Product Concept
Concept definition support
– Functional requirement definition
– Development of alternative concepts
– Concept evaluation and due-dilligence
– FMEA analysis for product, systems and components
Product Design
Direct engineering support to product, system, module and component level including
– Design engineering
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Tidal Machine Design
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Electrical Machine Design
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Tidal Machine FE Analysis
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Tidal Machine CFD Analysis
– Procurement and supplier selection
– Cost reduction and manufacturing optimisation
Prototype Production and Assessment
Engineering support to production
– Production process development
– Supplier management
– Prototype component production
– Component and system testing
Production and Site Design
High level and detailed support for site layout and machine deployment
– Site design, layout optimisation
– Production process development and application
– Component and system testing
In-Service Operation and Maintenance
Support to operation of units and farms
– Warranty review and solution
– Engineering investigation for issue resolution