Isle of Wight developer Sustainable Marine Energy has signed a contract with Schottel Hydro for the delivery of 16 tidal turbines.
Over the next two years, the German manufacturer will deliver the 16 Schottel Instream Turbines with capacity of 62kW each to SME’s 1MW project at Orkney’s European Marine Energy Centre.
The project will feature four Plato submerged tidal platforms, each hosting four turbines, following the translocation of an existing 100kW platform featuring two SIT turbines from the Isle of Wight to EMEC.
The scope of supply also includes the power electrics for the turbines and the interface management between turbines and platform. “With this system we offer SME a simple “plug and play” solution for their Plato platforms,” said Schottel director Niels Lange.
“The Plato system provides us with a route to market and we expect to deliver many more SITs to SME for these systems in the near future,” he added.
SME director Jason Hayman said: “Commercially viable tidal energy has arrived with this integrated solution from SME and Schottel.”
The next generation PLAT-O system will be deployed in phases between now and summer 2017. The installed power output will be fed directly into the Scottish power grid.
Image: Plato tidal device (SME)
Schottel signs tidal turbine deal
16-unit deal for Sustainable Marine Energy project off Orkney
By EBS