Aquatic Renewable Energy Technologies (Aqua-RET)
is an aquatic renewable energy e-learning tool funded by the EU Leonardo Da Vinci Programme.
Revision 0.
1 - December 2008
Device Name,
Lead Organisation ,
Website, Country
Technology Type Brief Description...
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Aquatic Renewable Energy Technologies (Aqua-RET)
is an aquatic renewable energy e-learning tool funded by the EU Leonardo Da Vinci Programme.
Revision 0.
1 - December 2008
Device Name,
Lead Organisation ,
Website, Country
Technology Type Brief Description and picture
Seaflow / Seagen
Marine Current Turbines Ltd
www.
marineturbines.
com
UK
Horizontal Axis
Turbine
SeaGen consists of twin horizontal axial flow rotors of 15m to 20m in diameter (the size
depending on local site conditions), each driving a generator via a gearbox much like a
hydro-electric turbine or a wind turbine.
The turbines are expected to be rated from 750
to 1500kW per unit and can be grouped in arrays.
They have a patented feature by
which the rotor blades can be pitched through 180
o
in order to allow them to operate in
bi-direction flows – that is on both the ebb and the flood tides.
The twin power units of
each system are mounted on wing-like extensions either side of a tubular steel
monopile some 3m in diamet
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