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Manta
With the height of 2,950 mm and width of 1900 mm, the 4.6kW MANTA device weighs a little over 600 kg. The device was design exclusivley for the aquaculture industry. It will be secured to a buoy and suspended 10m to 20m below the water's surface within the existing mooring grid. As the buoy rises and falls with the waves, the device's two 'wings' create drag and generate power. It is suitable for charging battery banks, which operators can use to power a variety of applications, including computers, lights, communication systems, sensors, and desalination units. Automatic load shedding is built into the operating principle of the MANTA device, Aqua Power Technologies said. The ability to dissipate load, while continuing to generate power, ensures that the system can continue to reliably power connected applications, in extreme wave scenarios
Additional Information
Device Status
Is the device actively being developed or is available for purchase (active)? Or has development or support ended (inactive)?
Active
Technology Type
Power Take-Off
Mechanism that converts the motion of the prime mover into a useful form of energy such as electricity, learn more
Direct Drive Generator
Max Rated Power Capacity
The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by the device, as rated by the manufacturer.
4.6 KW
Surface ExpressionTrue
Estimated TRL
Estimated Technology Readiness Level scale from 1 to 9 with 9 being the most mature technology
TRL Last updated: 19 September 2023
6
Energy Resource
- Wave
Water Column Position
Surface
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Submerged - Mid
Entire Water Column
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Submerged - Bottom
Last Modified
29 April 2025
Citation Formats
“Manta.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/Manta. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices. <year>. "Manta." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/Manta.
