the project
PHASE 1 - Preliminary Research, Completed 2014
PHASE 1a: RESEARCH OF OCEAN AND TIDAL CURRENTS WORLDWIDE
PHASE 1b: ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND SITE SEARCH
PHASE 1c: CONCEPT ENGINEERING AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN
PHASE 2 - Feasibility Study, Completed 2014
PHASE 2a: FEASIBILITY STUDIES OF INTERNATIONAL PROJECT SITES WORLDWIDE
PHASE 2b: RESEARCH DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF TURBINE, 3-D MODELING VIRTUAL TESTING AND ANALYSIS BY COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD)
PHASE 2c: CONSTRUCTION OF SEVERAL SMALL SCALE MODELS SIMPLIFIED TANK TESTING
PHASE 3 - IP Protection, Completed 2015
PHASE 3a: APPLICATION FOR PROVISIONAL PATENTS TO PROTECT OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DESIGN
PHASE 3b: UTILITY PATENT FOR UNIQUE HYDROFOIL SHAPED ROTOR SECTION & BLADES & FOR FLOW VELOCITY ACCELERATION TECHNOLOGY THROUGH USE OF ACCELERATOR SHROUD, ANNULAR DIFFUSER AND CENTER HUB
PHASE 3c: UTILITY PATENT FOR UNIQUE VORTICIZED FLOW-INDUCING WILDLIFE AND DEBRIS EXCLUDER
PHASE 3d: FUNDRAISING FOR PROTOTYPE CONSTRUCTION
PHASE 4 - 1st Prototype, Completed 2016
PHASE 4a: 3-D MODELING & CFD ANALYSIS OF 0.165M DIAMETER PROTOTYPE #1.0.1
PHASE 4b: 3-D PRINTING CONSTRUCTION OF PROTOTYPE #1.0.1
PHASE 4c: IN-WATER TESTING OF PROTOTYPE #1.0.1 & DATA COLLECTION
PHASE 4d: FUNDRAISING FOR PROTOTYPE CONSTRUCTION
PHASE 5 - 2nd & 3rd Prototype, Completed 2017 & 2018
PHASE 5a: 3-D MODELING & CFD ANALYSIS OF 0.342M DIAMETER PROTOTYPE #2.0.1
PHASE 5b: 3-D PRINTING CONSTRUCTION OF PROTOTYPE #2.0.1
PHASE 5c: IN-WATER TESTING OF PROTOTYPE #2.0.1 & DATA COLLECTION & ANALYSIS
REDESIGN, 3-D MODELING & CFD ANALYSIS OF 0.342M DIAMETER PROTOTYPE #3.0.1
PHASE 5d: 3-D MODELING & CFD ANALYSIS OF 0.342M DIAMETER PROTOTYPE #3.0.1
PHASE 5e: 3-D PRINTING CONSTRUCTION OF PROTOTYPE #3.0.1
IN-WATER TESTING OF PROTOTYPE #3.0.1 & DATA COLLECTION
PHASE 5f: FUNDRAISING FOR PROTOTYPE CONSTRUCTION
PHASE 6 - 4th & 5th Prototype, Completed 2019, 2020 & 2021
PHASE 6a: 3D MODELING & CFD ANALYSIS OF 0.342M ROTOR DIAMETER PROTOTYPE #4.0.1
PHASE 6b: 3D PRINTING CONSTRUCTION OF PROTOTYPE #4.0.1 & 5.0.1
PHASE 6c: TANK TESTING OF PROTOTYPE #4.0.1 DATA COLLECTION
PHASE 6d: OCEAN TESTING OF PROTOTYPE #5.0.1 DATA COLLECTION
PHASE 6e: FUNDRAISING FOR PROTOTYPE CONSTRUCTION
PHASE 7 - 6th Prototype, Completed 2022 & 2023
PHASE 7a: 3-D MODELING, CFD ANALYSIS, CONSTRUCTION OF
0.342M DIAMETER PROTOTYPE #6.0.1 - COMPLETED
PHASE 7b: OCEAN TESTING OF
0.342M ROTOR DIAMETER PROTOTYPE #6.0.1 - COMPLETED
PHASE 7c: data analysis, design optimization
PHASE 8 - 7th Prototype, in Progress 2024 & 2025
PHASE 8a: 3-D MODELING, CFD ANALYSIS, AND CONSTRUCTION OF
0.75M ROTOR DIAMETER PROTOTYPE #7.0.1 - IN PROGRESS
PHASE 8b: OCEANTESTING OF PROTOTYPE #7.0.1 & DATA COLLECTION
PHASE 7c: FUNDRAISING FOR PROTOTYPE CONSTRUCTION
PHASE 8 - 8th Prototype Construction and Testing Starting 2025 ABS & IEC CERTIFICATION/ACCREDITATION
PHASE 8a: 3-D MODELING & CFD ANALYSIS OF 1.500 ROTOR DIAMETER PROTOTYPE #8.0.1
PHASE 8b: 3-D PRINTING CONSTRUCTION OF PROTOTYPE #8.0.1
PHASE 8c: LONG TERM N-WATER TESTING OF PROTOTYPE #8.0.1 & DATA COLLECTION
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