Project Reports

WP 1

  • ​The MEGA WAVE PTO project has established a Technical Advisory Board (TAB) to enhance the development of its modular power take-off system for wave energy conversion. The TAB comprises experienced wave energy converter developers and additional experts, providing diverse insights to guide the project's progress. The board's Terms of Reference define its scope, member contributions, and interactions with the consortium. As the project evolves, more supply chain experts may join the TAB to ensure comprehensive expertise.​

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WP 7

  • Deliverable D7.1 establishes baseline specifications for the MEGA WAVE PTO system across three representative WEC scales: small, medium, and large. The report evaluates system performance, cost, and carbon footprint, providing a reference framework for comparison with existing technologies.

    Case studies incorporate designs from project partners—Pure Marine, Mocean Energy, and Carnegie Clean Energy—and use site-specific metocean data from BiMEP (Spain) and EMEC (UK) to simulate realistic operational conditions. The deliverable supports system scalability, modularity, and maintainability while informing future development, lifecycle assessment, and cost-optimisation strategies.

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  • Deliverable D7.2 presents a comprehensive literature review of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies for Wave Energy Converters (WECs), examining environmental impacts across manufacturing, installation, operation, maintenance, decommissioning, and disposal. The report highlights key contributors to lifecycle emissions, with manufacturing identified as the dominant source, and underscores the importance of effective O&M strategies.

    The review also analyses LCA methodologies, software tools, and data sources, providing a benchmark for assessing the MEGA WAVE PTO system. These insights will inform future LCA studies for MEGA WAVE PTO and support comparisons with existing wave energy technologies.

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  • This deliverable presents a comprehensive assessment of current costs in wave energy, examining both capital and operational expenditures across 226 devices compiled in the open-access PRIMRE database. The study includes multiple technology types, generator configurations, and years of operation, with particular focus on attenuator, point-absorber, and pressure-differential WECs.

    Results are scaled to present-day values to provide realistic cost benchmarks for mid- to late-2020s device fabrication. This assessment establishes reference values for capital and operational expenditure, which will be used in future MEGA WAVE PTO deliverables to measure the impact of technological improvements in modularity, scalability, and reliability of the CGEN generator.

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WP 2

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  • This deliverable presents the integration of a modular power electronics system into the MEGA WAVE PTO magnetic gear and generator design tool. It outlines the models used, initial results, and how these models support the development of alternative electric-gear power converter topologies.

    D2.2 contributes to the objectives of WP2 – PTO System Design, providing modelling building blocks for WP4 (Wave-to-Wire Modelling) and WP5 (Power Electronics and Control Strategies). The deliverable supports the design and validation of a 1 kW prototype system, which will be tested in WP10.

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WP 4

  • Deliverable D4.1 presents a unified simulation framework for the MEGA WAVE PTO system, integrating magnetic gears, the modular C-GEN generator, and reconfigurable power electronics into a comprehensive wave-to-wire model. Developed in MATLAB Simulink, the framework captures the coupled dynamics of the WEC, PTO subsystems, and power electronics, supporting performance prediction, lifecycle design, and optimisation of modular configurations.

    The framework enables the evaluation of three representative WEC designs across European test sites (EMEC, UK and BIMEP, Spain), and underpins the development of advanced control strategies, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and test protocols. It establishes a foundation for simulating small- to large-scale PTO systems, ensuring accurate representation of mechanical, electrical, and control interactions.

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WP 12

  • The Dissemination, Communication, and Exploitation Plan (D12.1) outlines our strategy to maximise the impact of the MEGA WAVE PTO project. Funded under Horizon Europe (Grant 101147321), the project develops a modular Power Take-Off (PTO) system for wave energy conversion, driving innovation in renewable energy.

    This plan ensures key stakeholders—industry experts, policymakers, researchers, and the public—stay informed and engaged. It focuses on market confidence, environmental awareness, and commercial uptake through targeted communication, branding, and industry collaboration.

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  • ​The MEGA WAVE PTO project has developed a cohesive visual identity to enhance the dissemination of its results. This branding strategy ensures clear and consistent communication across all partner materials to build awareness and elevate the project's presence.​

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