DNV GL has issued a statement of feasibility for US marine energy developer ORPC’s second generation TidGen tidal power system.
The statement is the first step in a process of verification for TidGen to meeting international acceptance standards, ORPC said.
“This third-party documentation is often required by customers, funding institutions, private investors and insurers to confirm the market readiness of new products,” ORPC said.
ORPC will build and install the first production unit of the new TidGen system in Cobscook Bay, Maine, in late 2020.
ORPC chairman, co-founder and chief executive Chris Sauer said: “ORPC looks forward to continuing our work with DNV GL to complete this very important certification process.
“We appreciate the thoroughness of DNV GL’s methodology and what their certification means to the US Department of Energy and our stockholders and customers.”
DNV GL Renewables Certification–London business development director Claudio Bittencourt Ferreira said: “The DNV GL certification process for tidal turbines and arrays aims to provide a robust approach to technology development, taking into account safety and environmental aspects, but also the very important requirements for commercial success.
“Achieving the statement of feasibility under DNVGL-SE-0163 is an important milestone that allows ORPC to identify the necessary steps to demonstrably control the risks to success and further develop the technology.”