
The UFS will be the first in the world to use a low wave response semi-submersible design.
The InToTidal project will focus on five key development elements:
• Turbine energy production enhancements validated through full scale monitoring and independent verification;
• Low-load mooring system;
• Low-cost anchoring solutions;
• Subsea dynamic umbilical; and
• Installation and service operations.
Whilst initial testing of this innovative tidal platform will be done using Tocardo’s tidal turbines, the system is being designed to act as a generic solution for tidal energy production.
The UFS will be the first in the world to use a low wave response semi-submersible design.
The system will be tested at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in 2017. Initial trials of a test foundation system commenced in February 2017 and will feed into the design and development of the bespoke UFS.
Following the 18-month InToTidal project, the UFS will be used for long-term demonstration of Tocardo’s T2 tidal turbines at EMEC’s Fall of Warness tidal test site.
Partners
Partners:
Led by Tocardo Tidal Power, the InToTidal project brings together:
• The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), the world’s leading open sea test facility, based in Orkney, Scotland;
• Leask Marine, an Orkney-based vessel charter, commercial diving, and international marine construction services company; and
• Ifremer, a French research institute focused on oceanic resources, the marine environment and fostering sustainable development of maritime activities.
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