Events
Startup Tidal Energy Project
Presentation @Startup Cup Calabria ItalyIncorporation Sintenergy Ltd - UK
Activity in Italy - UniCal Innovation Park TechNestSintenergy Ltd - UK
dissolved by voluntary strike-offStart of prototype 1 meter
diameter projectBasic fluid dynamic and mechanical principles (1)
(1) Amelio M. , Barbarelli S., Florio G., Scornaienchi N. M.,
Cutrupi A., Minniti G., Sanchez Blanco M.
"Innovative Tidal Turbine with Central Deflector for the
Exploitation of River and Sea Currents in On-Shore Installations"
Applied Energy, 2012, Vol. 97, pp. 944-955.Incorporation Sintenergy Srl - Italy
Innovative Startup StatusSintenergy Srl - Italy
End of innovative Startup StatusFirst design study (2)
(2) Amelio M. , Barbarelli S. , Florio G. , Scornaienchi N. M. ,
Cutrupi A. , Sanchez Blanco M. , Lo Zupone G. ,
“Engineering design study of an innovative hydrokinetic
turbine with on shore foundation”
Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 2014,
Vol. 8, n. 3, pp. 476-486.First design study - end (3)
(3) Barbarelli S., Amelio M., Castiglione T.,
Florio G., Scornaienchi N. M., Lo Zupone G., Cutrupi A.,
“Analysis of the equilibrium conditions of a double rotor
turbine prototype designed for the exploitation of the tidal currents”.
Energy Conversion & Management, 2014, Vol. 87, pp. 1124-1133.TRL 1-2 milestone (Technology Readiness Level).
Basic fluid dynamics technology concept
basic principles observed + technology concept formulatedTRL 3 - Analytical and experimental characteristic.
Proof of concept - experimental proof of conceptAnalytical function (4)
(4) S. Barbarelli, G. Florio, M. Amelio,
N.M. Scornaienchi, A. Cutrupi, G. Lo Zupone
"Design procedure of an innovative turbine
with rotors rotating in opposite directions for
the exploitation of the tidal currents"
Energy, Volume 77, 1 December 2014, Pages 254-264Incorporation Sintenergy Ltd. - UK
(new SVC)License Agreement
Sintenergy Srl (ITA) - Sintenergy Ltd (UK)Design procedures & transient analysis (5)
(5) Barbarelli S. Amelio M. Florio G.
Scornaienchi N. M. Cutrupi A., Lo Zupone G.
"Transients Analysis of a Tidal Currents
Self-Balancing Kinetic Turbine
with Floating Stabilizer"
Applied Energy, Volume 160,
15 December 2015, Pages 715-727TRL 4 - Component validation
in a laboratory environmentTRL 5 - Component & System Validation
technology validated in relevant environment
(industrially relevant environment in the case
of key enabling technologies)TRL 6 - System validation in a relevant environment
technology validated in relevant environment
(industrially relevant environment in the case
of key enabling technologies)Components production - 1st costs evaluation (6)
(6) Giacomo Lo Zupone, Mario Amelio, Silvio Barbarelli,
Gaetano Florio, N. M. Scornaienchi, A. Cutrupi
"LCOE evaluation for a tidal kinetic self balancing turbine:
case study and comparison"
Applied Energy doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.01.0151st Prototype Component assembling & testing
at bench @Partner Lab in Bilbao - Spain1st Prototype Final assembly
@Partner lab in Bilbao SpainPreliminary set-up for test
@FloWave Facility
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