WaveRoller Gets Lloyd’s Register Endorsement

WaveRoller®, developed by Finnish AW-Energy, has received its first endorsement from Lloyd’s Register Energy.

The independent certification organization Lloyd’s Register Energy issued a Statement of Feasibility to the WaveRoller® technology as a first step in the certification process.

The aim with the Certification of WaveRoller® is to utilise Lloyd’s Register’s experience of marine assets to provide an independent review of all stages of the work with the 350 kW Commercial Device.

This will ensure that risks are identified and mitigated through the entire project life cycle, and that the WaveRoller® technology fulfils industry best practice, the company said.

Christopher Ridgewell, CTO of AW-Energy said: “This was perhaps more challenging than we’d appreciated at the beginning of the process. Lloyd’s Register Energy’s engineers certainly demonstrated their experience by challenging our solutions in many ways, but we now feel we’re in a very good condition to proceed with the work. It’s been a valuable learning process for us.”

Ross Wigg, Vice President of Renewables at Lloyd’s Register Energy says: “AW Energy have continued to demonstrate their commitment to the certification process and achieving high quality. They are actively working with Lloyd’s Register Energy to ensure the successful achievement of their certification goals. The issuing of the ‘Statement of Feasibility’ by Lloyd’s Register Energy is testament to this.”