Christoph HARWOODCommercial Director

Sustainable Marine Energy

PLAT-O: A Commercially Viable Tidal Energy Platform

Christoph Harwood|Commercial Director

Start small, Make Money, Grow

IndustrySME

2016 >2017

Commercial Projects

Yes

No

Small Large

100kW PLAT-O #1

Integrated System Approach

Solution to LCOE

SME’s Role

• Support site development and

consenting

• Build

• Deploy

• Maintain

• Support customers financing

and exit strategies

Advantages of Low Cost Operations

• It’s not just about the equipment.

• Process innovation is just as important.

• It is our objective to deliver a tidal energy system that only requires low cost vessels for

installation and maintenance operations.

PLAT-O Roll Out

• PLATO #1 is being commissioned and tested in

phases:

Phase 1: Submergence Test

Phase 2: Platform Test

Phase 3: Power Test

Phase 4: Autonomous Operation

Five PLAT-O array at EMEC, Orkney, over 2015-2107