Bodycote targets ocean energy following collab with CorPower

13 April 2021


Bodycote, a provider of heat treatments and specialist thermal processing services, is targeting the marine renewables sector after securing work with wave energy firm CorPower Ocean.

Bodycote, which has built a long-term track record in automotive, aerospace, energy and broader industrial sectors, has helped Swedish developer CorPower optimise key components in its Wave Energy Converters (WECs).

"After our initial collaboration we have now worked with Bodycote at a number of plant locations across Sweden to develop mechanical components for our WECs using Corr-I-Dur®. This thermochemical treatment simultaneously improves corrosion resistance and wear properties by generating an iron nitride-oxide compound layer. Durability and robustness are of paramount importance in the wave energy sector, and effective protection of devices in the hostile ocean environment has always presented a major challenge to our industry,” said CorPower Ocean Senior Procurement and Quality Engineer Thomas Lindahl. “Corr-I-Dur® has proved a particularly favourable solution being specifically designed for components subjected to a corrosive environment in combination with wear. From a commercial perspective, solid proof of the long-term resilience of our WECs makes them infinitely more valuable. We believe this collaboration will play a crucial role protecting our WECs during our next phase of testing in the Atlantic Ocean, and for the years to come."

Bodycote President for Northern and Eastern Europe, Paul Clough, added: “We are pleased to be contributing to the marine renewable energy industry by making components last longer in extreme conditions. By using Corr-I-Dur®, CorPower was able to design mechanical components such as pistons, guides and linkages, that are suitable for the world’s harshest environments for metal. Our customers value Corr-I-Dur® for its ability to provide superior material properties such as wear and corrosion resistance, reducing maintenance costs and downtime for hard to access equipment. CorPower was looking to push the performance of their metal components through durability and corrosion resistance.”  

CorPower Ocean is ramping up operations for its flagship HiWave-5 demonstration project in northern Portugal to propel its wave technology to a bankable product offering by 2024 - proving the survivability, performance and economics of a grid-connected array of WECs. The €16 million project includes investment to build a world-class wave energy hub in the Port of Viana do Castelo, involving R&D, Manufacturing and Servicing facilities for the long-term development of supply and service capacity for commercial wave energy farms.

 



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