A Cabled Ocean Observatory on the West Coast of Ireland (and Wave Power Test Sites) James Ryan Marine Institute, Ireland
SmartBay Phase 1 Mooring Locations, SA 4, SA 10, SA13
Weather Station (On mast) Wetlabs WQM (~1m) SBE37 IMP micro cat (~5m, 10m) SBE16plusIM (~20m) Fluorescence/turbidity Acoustic Doppler current profiler (~1m) Dissolved oxygen sensor (~20m) Optical dissolved organic material (CDOM) sensor Optical Nitrate sensor (reagent free) Water sample carousel(surface) Spectral harmonic wave sensor(Surface) Seawater pCO2 sensor(Surface Instrumentation, Phase 1
Offshore Wave Power Test Facilities ¼ Scale Test Site Spiddle Site area 37 Hectares Located 1.5 miles ESE of Spiddal new pier on north side of Galway Bay Water depth metres Directional wavebuoy recently installed
Irish Device - Ocean Energy LTD
Irish Device – Wavebob
Wind Turbines Test Site Spiddle Seilleán Wave Turbine WaveBob
Full scale grid connected wave power test
Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway, Ireland Tel: ,