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K2 Management acquired Cruz Atcheson in 2018, an independent consultancy specializing in emerging offshore renewables, including wave and tidal energy.
Many of our clients are active across the energy sector and the similar market drivers across the wind, solar, tidal or wave sectors makes it a natural fit for K2 Management.
Our experienced team of highly skilled engineers has worked on projects from
Combined with our global track record, we have a lot of experience and value to offer our clients.
Offshore expertise from planning to asset management
We deliver a wide range of services within engineering, planning, project management, and due diligence spanning the entire value chain of a wave or tidal power project from the earliest phase of development through to asset management.
Our capacity to assist you at several subsequent stages means that we can continue to work with you as the technology and projects develop - ensuring that continuity is not lost.
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Supporting technology development
Having worked directly with a wide range of technology developers in the marine energy sector, our experience spans critical areas of W&T project development including:
Broad industry knowledge
Our team has over 50 person-years of experience in the wave and tidal energy sector.
Having worked across the globe, we have been involved in flagship projects that provide us with detailed knowledge of both the sector and with key stakeholders, giving us a big picture view of the industry with the detailed knowledge to back that up.
CONCEPT DESIGN
We develop a wide range of design tools and provide support from inception to optimization of your wave and tidal technology concept.
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT
From early feasibility to FEED level, our team has tools to quickly and efficiently assess the long-term environmental conditions at the site.
DUE DILIGENCE & BANKABILITY
Is your project or technology investable? Our detailed knowledge of wave & tidal specificities combined with our sector-wide due diligence track record can help you answer that and other key questions when considering investments int he wave and tidal industry.
TECHNOLOGY ROADMAPPING
Early consideration of the key development steps and milestones will often determine the success or failure of a technology venture.
We create and mentor technology road maps, accompanying developers from initial inception to full-scale deployments.
MARKET FORESIGHT
Being involved in key projects, our team has its finger on the pulse in the wave and tidal industry.
From monitoring the industry to tracking market needs and trends, we can help you to position and prepare your developments for the challenges ahead.
WE SUPPORT CLIENTS WITH:
Read how we support clients with full lifecycle services in our case studies below
As a partner in the EU project Horizon 2020 MegaRoller, K2 Management has had a key role in answering some of the questions surrounding wave...
As a partner in the EU project Horizon 2020 MegaRoller, K2 Management has had a key role in answering some of the questions surrounding wave energy. The project has a team of participants from across the industry with a collective aim of driving forward understanding of wave technology.
The project reached an important milestone in completing an advanced custom structure interaction Wave Energy Converter (WEC) model.
“We use a mathematical representation of the interaction between the structure and the waves to estimate the loads experienced in a number of situations. The results will be used to design a sound and durable power system,” says Pauline Laporte Weywada, Senior Consultant at K2 Management.
“The mathematical model uses innovative features such as a structural dynamics module to investigate structural deformations and account for the directional spread. The development of such novel functionalities will continue throughout the MegaRoller project and are expected to provide guidance for modeling practices in the wave energy sector,” she adds.
The MegaRoller project is an EU-funded research program initiated in 2018 and expected to conclude in 2021. The project will develop and demonstrate a 1 MW power take-off (PTO) for wave energy converters.
The technology is developed in conjunction with oscillating wave surge converters (OWSCs), a type that uses bottom-hinged panels oscillating in pitch following the surge movement of the water particles in the nearshore zone (10m-25m water depth).
More information on the project and its results can be found here: www.megaroller.eu
K2 Management* was commissioned to conduct a benchmarking study for Carnegie Wave Energy to investigate a range of performance and load metrics...
K2 Management* was commissioned to conduct a benchmarking study for Carnegie Wave Energy to investigate a range of performance and load metrics suitable for benchmarking with alternative wave energy converter (WEC) types.
Our numerical modelling team used WEC-Sim to create baseline WEC models. Model outputs were used for several targeted load calculation exercises to assess the extreme and fatigue loads on key device components.
Post-processing techniques were applied to WEC-Sim model output data to calculate total damage equivalent loads (DELs) and survival functions at a target installation site. These techniques provide a robust method of estimating design loads for WEC components and can also be used to inform the maintenance and survival strategies.
Jonathan Fiévez, CTO at Carnegie Wave Energy commented:
"The team has a strong heritage in wave energy and an obvious passion for industry success. These characteristics, together with their excellent technical abilities, have ensured they are on Carnegie’s shortlist to assist with the variety of challenging tasks that come up in the course of developing a new technology."
*Work undertaken as Cruz Atcheson prior to acquisition by K2 Management in 2018
Aqua Power Technologies Ltd. (APT) is developing an innovative wave energy converter and contracted K2 Management* to independently review its WEC...
Aqua Power Technologies Ltd. (APT) is developing an innovative wave energy converter and contracted K2 Management* to independently review its WEC technology development programme and provide detailed support to the modelling and testing of the APT WEC.
Completing an external review of APT’s innovative technology, we produced detailed documentation which informs investors, sponsors and external partners about the current state of the technology.
The due diligence support provided an overview of the status of individual workloads and highlighted areas for advancement, providing a framework for a development pathway.
Samual Eherington, APT Managing Director, commented:
"<The team> possesses a dynamism, pace and in-depth capability which is simply not available anywhere else in the wave and tidal market. Their wealth of experience and knowledge within the sector combined with our expertise in industrial design and manufacturing has provided the best platform to enable Aqua Power Technologies to develop, manufacture and deploy a truly novel wave energy technology.
The level and work that Cruz Atcheson (now K2 Management) operates at and produces is impressive, professional and insightful."
*Work undertaken as Cruz Atcheson prior to acquisition by K2 Management in 2018
AW-Energy appointed K2 Management* to undertake a wide range of activities, including technical due diligence and second-party support in a range...
AW-Energy appointed K2 Management* to undertake a wide range of activities, including technical due diligence and second-party support in a range of engineering disciplines.
In one particular project, we acted as an independent assessor, focusing on the synthesis of key information to identify the status of potential risks to the project.
The mandate also saw us review the technical documentation produced by AW-Energy, providing clear recommendations and assisting in the detailed planning of both project and technology development activities.
John Liljelund, CEO, and Christopher Ridgewell, CTO, at AW-Energy said:
"We have been extremely satisfied with the team in all domains of cooperation, covering the project due diligence and technical / design/review assignments. They are highly competent and flexible and have carried out all assignments conscientiously and expeditiously. In view of their dedication and ability, it is with pleasure that we recommend them highly and without hesitation!"
*Work undertaken as Cruz Atcheson prior to acquisition by K2 Management in 2018
