Tidal stream energy is at the pre-commercialisation stage, with 29 MW of capacity installed globally to date. The UK has led the way in the development of tidal stream energy, with a total of 17 MW installed so far, and an additional 2 MW scheduled for installation in early 2021 [1]. UK projects with
As part of the INTERREG France (Channel) England TIGER project, EMEC and QED Naval have designed a resource characterisation survey plan and installed flow measurement equipment at a tidal test site near Yarmouth Harbour. The operation was supported by local marine contractors, Cowes Harbour Services (CHS), using its multicat, Seaclear. EMEC supplied the ADCP flow measurement equipment, seabed mounted frame, and
Calum Miller, Principal Engineer & Hydrodynamics Manager and R&D programme team leader at Orbital Marine Power describes how Orbital have used scaled tank testing to identify and de-risk innovations capable of accelerating cost reductions for tidal stream energy. At Orbital we are constantly striving to reduce the generating cost of tidal stream energy through
As 2020 BREXIT and a new decade begins, a wholly new European marine energy partnership is announced. QED Naval Ltd, and HydroWing are delighted to announce a new collaborative European joint venture and with it the acquisition of Holland’s premier tidal turbines business, Tocardo. This collaborative partnership brings together decades of marine-sector expertise as
Between June and November 2020, teams from Université Bretagne Sud (UBS) and Morbihan Hydro Energies carried out a series of hydrodynamic measurement campaigns and environmental characterisation of the Morbihan site in Brittany, France. From 1 May to 16 June 2020, UBS, Morbihan Hydro Energies, along with Alpha & Co deployed an Acoustic Doppler Current
In 2020 the TIGER project organised a series of six supply chain webinars. The events were developed in collaboration with leading tidal energy developers and other industry experts, in order to open up supply chains and bring new ideas into the development of tidal stream energy. The summary below details the content of the
Positive market signals from the UK government have ignited a partnership between two Scottish and English islands to get the infrastructure ready for commercial scale tidal energy roll out. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), Orkney, Scotland, has joined forces with Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) to develop a large-scale tidal energy site
A key tidal test site in the TIGER project is the Paimpol-Bréhat, located off the north coast of Brittany in France, which is operated by Electricité de France (EDF). The Paimpol-Bréhat site is at the heart of the France Channel Manche England (FCE) area, it plays a pivotal role in the tidal stream energy
David Fowler has published a report on TIGER for The Engineer: Renewable energy in the shape of wind and solar power provides an increasing share of the UK’s energy mix, reaching 40% in the third quarter of last year. So far, however, tidal power has not made significant inroads into the market. Over the
ESI Africa (Africa's Power Journal) has published an article discussing the potential for advances in ocean energy in 2020: The abundance of ocean surface makes wave and tidal energy an infinite source of clean energy. Countries across the globe have made bold declarations of their intentions to deep dive into harnessing this energy source.
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