Tidetec is getting closer to commercialisation with the first prototype of the turning mechanism soon in the water. The prototype is a collaboration between several players where the most important are: Tidetec (Project management) Harness (Femkuber and Hugg) Powertech (power and automation) JS Mekaniske (manufacturing) Mollestad plast (Manufacturing) We...
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Tidetec has visited the french turbine manufacturer MJ2, who deliver a turbine that is perfecly fit for the tidetec turning solution. We have agreed to work on a pilot location and a technical solution together. “These are exciting times, and the first full scale turnable turbine is within reach...
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Tidetec has just filed a new patent regarding the turning mechanism for the turbine. We now have an updated design which we call a rolling turret. The rolling turret, is based on a cylinder rotating around a horizontal axis. It has bearings on each side of the cylinder, avoiding the...
Read moreTidetec is getting closer to commercialisation with the first prototype of the turning mechanism soon in the water. The prototype is a collaboration between several players where the most important are: Tidetec (Project management) Harness (Femkuber and Hugg) Powertech (power and automation) JS Mekaniske (manufacturing) Mollestad plast (Manufacturing) We...
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The TideTec team, together with the Harness team visited a recently refitted hydro power plant in Norway yesterday. The purpose was to learn from their experiences with a soon to be finished project “Rånåsfoss III” – a quite complex engineering exercise, where they fit completely new turbines into an...
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Its time to release some of the preliminary findings from the Safe*Coast project: Preliminary results show great potential for the TideTec technology. Concept: TideTec proposes to build a tidal lagoon (27km2) that will act as flood protection, in addition to generating electricity Flood protection: Turbines (in pumping mode) in...
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Stian Løbø Aaker civil engineering student works as summer intern for TideTec, June 1-July 3rd. He contributed to development of the tidal power concept, and integration into bridge foundations. Some of the things he worked with: – Design and CDF simulation of concrete caisson for turbine housing. – Cost and building...
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Joachim Amland steps into TideTec as CTO to work with continued development of the technology and to push the technology towards commercialization. Joachim has experience as a consultant from DNV GL Shipping Advisory, working with Energy Management and fleet optimisation projects for shipping and offshore companies, and from EY...
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