Team Crowd Energy

Press Release
For Immediate Release

The founders of Crowd Energy (CE) are pleased to announce that a memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been executed between Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and CrowdEnergy.com
This MOU paves the way for collaboration between the two groups to facilitate the alpha and beta “proof of concept” prototype testing of Crowd Energy’s Ocean Energy Turbine.
The testing and anticipated performance validation will be done at FAU’s SOUTHEAST NATIONAL MARINE RENEWABLE ENERGY CENTER.
Based on a satisfactory outcome CE will relocate their R&D lab to an incubator on the FAU campus for further development.
CE’s founder Todd Janca has been progressing the design of the ocean energy turbine concept for over 9 years.
GE Power Systems reviewed the concept and responded that it was the “most innovative and viable concept that they had seen for harvesting the energy of the Gulf Stream”.
For more information visit: www.crowdenergy.com or call 855-732-8872

SNMREC

Eco Friendly Generator:

The generator module has been specifically designed for the Ocean Energy Turbine. It is the result of eight years of research and testing.
Its primary goal is to not create any negative impact on the marine environment.
The second goal is to reach the maximum possible efficiency while providing decades of reliable service in a harsh ocean environment.
To achieve these goals required development of new technology.

Magnetically Shielded – The Ocean Energy Turbine’s generator is designed to be completely magnetically shielded. This shielding prevents the generator from producing any rotating magnetic fields or transverse electromagnetic radiation that could affect the surrounding marine environment. The power transmission lines are also shielded to prevent electromagnetic radiation. Every effort has been made to ensure the protection of the environment.

Direct drive – By designing around direct drive technology we have greatly reduced the number of moving parts and greatly increased long term reliability. Direct drive drastically reduces service and maintenance intervals resulting in reducing potential down time. Direct drive is also an average of 30% more efficient than conventional transmission and variable torque power generation.

Harmonic Damping – The Ocean Energy Turbine’s generator is designed to have one moving part that is precision balanced for the reduction of harmonic vibration. The absence of brushes, commutators, clutches, gears, and transmissions in the generator design allow the generator to produce maximum power without producing vibrations “noise” that could disturb the marine environment.

CrowdEnergy is in the process of filing a number of additional patents covering technologies that are unique to the Ocean Energy Turbine and its generator.