Overberg was awarded a DTI Research grant (administered by the North of England RDA OneNorthEast) in July 2005 to validate the Evopod concept.

Scale model tests were carried out at the University of Newcastle’s School of Marine Science and Technology (MAST) at its combined wave and current flume tank to validate turbine efficiency and motion and stability characteristics.

The scale model was built at Design Right Solutions, part of BIC using rapid prototyping technology.

Newcastle University’s Research Centre for Innovation and Design (RCID) has supported the development of the mooring solution including the generation of a computer animation of the mooring design.

Evopod was awarded Product of the Year Award 2006  by the Spirit of Innovation 2006 committee. The award scheme celebrates unique achievements in innovation and enterprise throughout the North East.

The New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) is one of Europe’s leading independent facilities for the testing and development of innovative new energy technologies. This June, NaREC will launch the only independent large scale tidal testing facility for device prototypes in Europe. Evopod will be leased to demonstrate this facility.

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