Timeline

Origin of Hydrowatt’s concept – challenges to supply sub sea infrastructure with local power was eventually met by deploying hydraulic solutions, from mid 1980s

Bonding ceramics to steel – knowledge and experience with bonding ceramics to steel for sub sea purposes built from deliveries to the oil industry service sector

Early Proof of Concept test of the Hydrowatt solution – a vertical axis turbine, using the Darrieus principle, was tested in a pool proving electricity generation at current speeds of 1 to 2 knots

Ceramics insulated High Voltage feed through – a solution was found to transport electricity through the walls of a sub sea housing at stressing operational and ambient conditions

In depth analysis of hydro dynamic performance of Hydrowatt solution’s turbine blades – data modeling and analysis of the Hydrowatt concept

Hydrowatt AS  – company was established

Cooperation with BEVI – BEVI as supplier of electric generator technology cooperates with HydroWatt on design of the low speed, direct driven, permanent magnet based, synchronous electric generator

Cooperation with University of South Norway –  flow simulation / blade technology / Hydrowatt unit scaling