Tidal device developer Atlantis Resources is to test its AR1000 machine at the National Renewable Energy Centre (NAREC) in Blyth, Northumberland, it said today.
The machine had been under test at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, where it achieved power to the grid last July but suffered some “developmental engineering issues” around its commissioning programme.
The AR1000, due to be used in a tidal array in the Pentland Firth, is due to undergo some modifications before being transported to Blyth.
There it will be tested in NAREC’s three megawatt capacity turbine drive train testing facility, due to open in spring.
The device will return again to EMEC, where Atlantis has a test berth until 2015, following its time at NAREC.
Atlantis, part owned by Morgan Stanley and state-owned Norwegian utility Statkraft, said the AR100’s test programme at Blyth had been designed to help it learn about efficiency of the nacelle, validate the control system and for thermal analysis of major nacelle components, as well as testing the system integrity of the modifications.
Tim Cornelius, Atlantis’ chief executive, said: “The move to Narec’s test rig provides the centrepiece for another busy year of technical development as we move closer to customer delivery.
“Our engineers and technology partners will verify and build on the valuable testing data from EMEC, culminating in design upgrades on the existing AR technology platform.
“This year, we will award some of our largest contracts yet to develop the current technology platform, incorporate lessons learned, collect additional field data and improve modeling techniques.
“We will also invest in the tidal energy supply chain, from more complex resource analysis and array interaction research through to drive train and cable management system design, nacelle monitoring, control and intervention technologies, coating technologies and subsea connection.
“It promises to be another exciting year for our business.”
Atlantis is involved in developing some of the world’s first tidal power generation sites, including in the MeyGen project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland, the gulfs of Khambhat and Kutch in Gujarat, India, and at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy, Nova Scotia.
Tidal device developer Atlantis Resources is to test its AR1000 machine at the National Renewable Energy Centre (NAREC) in Blyth, Northumberland, it said yesterday.
The machine had been under test at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, where it achieved power to the grid last July but suffered some “developmental engineering issues” around its commissioning programme.
The AR1000, due to be used in a tidal array in the Pentland Firth, is due to undergo some modifications before being transported to Blyth.
There it will be tested in NAREC’s three megawatt capacity turbine drive train testing facility, due to open in spring.
The device will return again to EMEC, where Atlantis has a test berth until 2015, following its time at NAREC.
Atlantis, part owned by Morgan Stanley and state-owned Norwegian utility Statkraft, said the AR100’s test programme at Blyth had been designed to help it learn about efficiency of the nacelle, validate the control system and for thermal analysis of major nacelle components, as well as testing the system integrity of the modifications.
Tim Cornelius, Atlantis’ chief executive, said: “The move to Narec’s test rig provides the centrepiece for another busy year of technical development as we move closer to customer delivery.
“Our engineers and technology partners will verify and build on the valuable testing data from EMEC, culminating in design upgrades on the existing AR technology platform.
“This year, we will award some of our largest contracts yet to develop the current technology platform, incorporate lessons learned, collect additional field data and improve modelling techniques.
“We will also invest in the tidal energy supply chain, from more complex resource analysis and array interaction research through to drive train and cable management system design, nacelle monitoring, control and intervention technologies, coating technologies and subsea connection.
“It promises to be another exciting year for our business.”
Atlantis is involved in developing some of the world’s first tidal power generation sites, including in the MeyGen project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland, the gulfs of Khambhat and Kutch in Gujarat, India, and at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy, Nova Scotia.
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