1. CONSULTANT DETAILS
Name
Dr. Kenneth Tease
Discipline
Project Manager
Tel: 07525 213574
Email : kentease23@gmail.com
QUALIFICATIONS
PhD The Aerodynamics of Slender Prismatic Bodies
BEng (Hons) 2.1 Aeronautical Engineering
Training
HSE First Aider
Defib Trained
LOLER Trained

2. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Dr. Kenneth Tease
Profile
 Responsible for setting up and running the Orion Energy Centre, a Marine Consultancy. Has
experience in Business Development, Finance, Contract negotiations, Client liaison, Marketing
and Project Management of Technical Projects.
 Twenty Two years' practical Aeronautical/Mechanical Engineering experience in the Marine
Renewable Energy Sector.
 Clients over the last year have included: Resolute Marine Energy, MRCF, TTI, Scottish Enterprise
cabling laying project, Aquatera, Wave Energy Scotland projects. Ken has also been actively
developing new business opportunities in relation to the proposed offshore floating wind test
centre, Dounreay.
 Project due diligence. Assessment of device energy yield for different sites and associated cost
benefit studies to calculate the LCOE, involving CAPEX, OPEX models etc.
 Key area of expertise is in Wave Energy, with knowledge in wavetank testing of fixed and floating
devices, resource measurements and assessment and numerical analysis of power absorption
systems, including the behaviour of mooring layouts for floating wave devices, i.e. point
absorbers, floating attenuators...backward bent duct buoy etc.. Orcaflex modeling of their mooring
layouts has previously been calibrated using our tank test results.
 The power absorption systems were optimised using analytical, experimental and Computer Aided
Engineering methods, i.e. CFD and FEA, prior to their detailed design, manufacture, installation,
commissioning and operation. Both physical model and full size tests were carried out to
generate performance curves and extreme loading conditions for validation purposes. Aero-
acoustics were also taken into account during the design process.
 Used to operating within a company which has been accredited to ISO 9001:2000 Quality
Management System, OHSAS 18001:1999 Safety Management System and ISO 14001:2004
Environmental Management System standards.
May 2013 – October 2015
ORION ENERGY CENTRE (OEC), PART OF ORION GROUP
Position - Renewables Manager
Is responsible for the setting up of OEC and managing its operation.
Projects:
2015 – Technical Assessor for Wave Energy Scotland.
2015 - Scottish Enterprise cabling laying project, Current and wave loading predictions on a
catamaran using computational numerical methods. Partners: Aquatera, GreenMarine,
Tension Technology International, Future Energy Engineering and subsea Engineers Jee.
2015 – Supply of Technical Experts to ESB, ‘West Wave Project’.
2014 - Physical Modelling of the Resolute Marine Energy SurgeWEC in Extreme Sea Conditions
2014 – MRCF - Testing, Qualification and Commercialisation of Advanced Mooring System for Wave
& Tidal Arrays
Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) Array Technology Innovation Programme
funded collaboration developing Nylon elastic taut mooring and novel anchoring method for floating
marine renewables devices.

3. Partners: Tension Technology International, Bluewater Services, Vryhof Engineering, Tencate
Geosynthetics, Bridon International, University of Exeter and DNV GL
2010 - 2013
VOITH HYDRO WAVEGEN LTD (A Voith and Siemens Company)
Position - Technical/Test Manager
 Responsible for managing the Wavetank test facility and wave rider buoy deployments.
 Technical Adviser on marine technologies. Project due diligence. Assessment of device energy
yield for different sites and associated cost benefit studies to calculate the LCOE, involving
CAPEX, OPEX models etc. on Siadar and Mutriku Projects.
2006 - 2010
 Responsible for advanced research into marine power absorption systems, predominantly air
turbines.
 The following key techniques have been applied during design optimisation studies: Computer
Aided Design (CAD), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and
System Simulations and Aero Acoustics analysis.
 Design and supply of 16 off 20kW air turbines for the Mutriku Project.
2004 - 2005
SEWAVE
Position - Technical Adviser
Faroes Project (Rock Tunnel Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Device OWC)
 Investigation of the impact of air compressibility, plenum chamber size on pneumatic power
capture of an OWC.
 Modelling of system losses due to turbine configurations, turbine room layout and connecting
tunnel network. Understanding turbine jet interaction effects.
2003 - 2005
TURBINE DEVELOPMENT
Position - Project Manager
 Parametric modelling of power takeoff systems using solid modelling, FEA and CFD techniques.
 Site measurements of the systems performance, blade flutter and the modules acoustic signature.
2002 - 2003
VARIABLE PITCH TURBINE PROJECT
Position - Project Manager
 Prototype variable pitch turbine.
 Design, manufacture & operation of a 1/2 scale dynamic variable pitch turbine test rig.
 Developed time & frequency domain system simulations for the device.
2001 - 2002
HYDRA PROJECT (FLOATING ATTENUATOR WAVE ENERGY DEVICE)
Position - Hydrodynamicist
 Developed time & frequency domain simulations for an attenuator wave energy device.
 Prediction of device global & relative motions & joint & mooring loads.
 Specifying & sourcing components for the wave energy attenuator.
 External tension cables, elastomeric pumps, air springs & joints.

4. 1998 - 2000
LIMPET PROJECT (SHORELINE OWC)
 Technical services for 0.5 MW turbine power module for the Isle of Islay.
 Turn-key project from design phase right through to operation.
1997 - 1998
CFD WELLS TURBINE PROJECT
Position - Project Manager for CFD program
1996 - 1998
PICO PROJECT (SHORELINE OWC)
Position - Project Manager
1993 - 1995
OSPREY PROJECT (NEARSHORE OWC)
Position - Project Manager