Team Waveswing America are delighted to have secured a prize within the competition and with the validation that this provides to the Waveswing technology. This achievement is all the more worthwhile as the Waveswing design is the result of years of development and real engineering and this is reflected in a conservative cost base which constrained our final score. The remaining technical risk is low and further testing following the prize program has delivered full validation of our numerical simulations and the possibility of a 40% uplift in performance through improved geometry. With this uplift and improved structural design which fully leverages the advantages of FRP composites, we believe that an ACE of up to 20 is a realistic possibility, even at prototype stage.
As the competition closes out, Team Waveswing would like to congratulate all of the competitors for their performance in what was undoubtedly an arduous and challenging competition. We would like to thank the prize team and judges for their fantastic efforts in running an exciting competition and to thank the DoE and US Navy for initiating, funding and supporting the competition. Well done! Finally it just remains to say good luck to all of the teams in the real competition – who will be first to market!
