b'Partner News Spring 2023 21EnterpriseProject: VATTS(Vertical Axis Tidal Turbines in Strangford)By GES GroupThis project is the first of its kind to deploythat provide energy solutions to SMEs and and operate vertical axis tidal turbines inlarge multinational companies across a Ireland. Led by Queens University Belfastrange of industries in the UK, Ireland and and working alongside key industryOur goal is to digitise,beyond. The group pride themselves as partners, GKinetic Energy, GES Groupdecarbonise, and an essential element in maintaining and and The Electric Storage Company; anddecentralise our energy strengthening the backbone of the power supported by Invest Northern Ireland. Thegeneration, Industrial, manufacturing and objective of the VATTS project is to provideusage throughout Ireland. Agri-sector of Ireland and the UK. an affordable, low carbon alternative for baseload electricity to end users and enableThe group offer a wide range of products the development of tidal technology inand services, working alongside key Northern Irelands supply chain. manufacturing partners to provide a holistic and turnkey solutions to our valued Acting as a floating charge station, thecustomers:turbine can supply clean, reliable power for a variety of use cases. The entire systemRenewable Energy Products and is held on a simple, single point mooringSolutions in Wind, Solar, Storage, line, and has proved to be extremely stableHydrogen, and Biogas Technologies.in the Strangford narrows, according toInternal Repairs in Workshop (Pumps, GKinetic. Motors, Transformers, generators, Switchgear or Starter repair/rewind).As we continually drive to go green, itSupply of Components (typically HV/LV is our goal to digitise, decarbonise, andThis project will provide for the uniqueTransformers, Motors, Drives, Control/decentralise our energy usage throughoutopportunity for concept test in the MarineDistribution and Switchgear) the island of Ireland. We intend to usesector, where having the battery element toOn-site Services (Consultants, this concept to develop the model tofurther improve the flexibility and simplicityTechnicians and Engineers on-site ordeliver energy solutions, which willof the solution we offer means thesecall-out, maintenance etc.) improve our environmental sustainabilityexcellent deployment sites can become realPlanned Preventative Maintenanceand reduce marine emissions within thecommercial projects in much less time thanOnsite Team sector. Furthermore, this will help us drivewould be expected through a traditionalCondition MonitoringThermography, sustainable development and ESG towardnetwork cable reinforcement. David Moore,Vibration Analysis, Alignmentour objective to achieve Net Zero carbonCEO (GES Group). Dynamic Balancing and Trend Analysis reductions and effectively address climateDesign, build and commission control change. The end goal will be to develop anGES Group are a well-established UKsystemsAnnual Energy Prediction (AEP) frameworkand Ireland electrical and mechanicalHV/LV transformer maintenance and for the local community and under the CASEengineering company. The Group is answitch room upkeep or upgradeinitiative. award-winning industry leading organisationPAFFS Fire Suppression'