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Dr Tom Doyle, Structural Engineer TIDAL ENERGY

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  • Dr Tom Doyle, Structural Engineer

    TIDAL ENERGY

    http://www.openhydro.com/home.html

  • Background

    http://www.openhydro.com/home.html

  • Where does our Electricity come from?

    Fossil Fuels Nuclear Renewables

  • Renewable Energy

    Solar Bio Marine Renewables Wave & Tidal

  • Tidal Energy

  • C A N A D A

  • C A N A D A

    Flood Tide

  • C A N A D A

    Ebb Tide

  • C A N A D A

    Open-Centre Turbine

  • Site Analysis

    http://www.openhydro.com/home.html

  • Acoustic Doppler Profilers (ADP)

    10/05/2013 Corporate presentation 11

    Trawl resistant vertical deployment frame

    Horizontal deployment on EMEC platform

    Frame deployment operation

    Bin 1

    Bin 2

    Bin 3

    Bin 4

    Bin 5

  • Geophysical Surveying – Geophysical Survey Data

    • Multi-beam echo sounder (MBES)

    • Side scan sonar

    • Sub-bottom profiler

    • Magnetometer

    – Expected Completion:

    • Q1 2014

    10/05/2013 Corporate presentation 12

    MBES survey schematic (www.niwa.co.nz)

  • Hydrodynamic Modelling

    10/05/2013 Corporate presentation 13

    Torr Head 2D Average Energy (RPS Model)

    – Below is taken from 2D RPS hydrodynamic model

    – To be updated following 3D modelling programme in Q1 2014

    kW/m

    2

  • Technology

    http://www.openhydro.com/home.html

  • Test Centre - Scotland

  • Deployment & Recovery

    http://www.openhydro.com/home.html

  • Canada Turbine and Subsea Base

  • “OpenHydro Installer” Barge

  • Projects

    http://www.openhydro.com/home.html

  • Bay of Fundy Project

  • 6 x 6m Scotland

    1 x 10m Canada

    1 x 16m France