Case Study: Orbital accelerates tidal turbine development with EDRMedeso and Ansys Mechanical

Orbital - Customer Case Study

Orbital, a tidal energy company, faced the challenge of commercializing tidal stream power generation, which involves overcoming complex engineering obstacles to build turbines that can withstand harsh oceanic conditions. To address this, they partnered with vendor EDRMedeso and used Ansys Mechanical FEA software for advanced structural analysis.

EDRMedeso provided the solution by supporting Orbital's use of Ansys Mechanical to simulate structural and environmental loadings on their O2 tidal turbine design. This allowed for rigorous analysis in a virtual environment, accelerating development and cutting years from the cycle. The result was the successful installation of the O2, which now generates enough power for 2,000 homes and offsets approximately 2,000 tons of CO2 annually, proving critical for launching this game-changing green energy solution.

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