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SIMEC Atlantis Unveils World Record Tidal Turbine
SIMEC Atlantis Unveils World Record Tidal Turbine.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 6170A SIMEC Atlantis Energy Limited 13 September 2018 \n\n \n \n \n \n13 September 2018\n \nSIMEC Atlantis Energy Limited\n(\"SAE\" or the \"Company\")\n \nSIMEC Atlantis Energy Unveils World's Largest Single Rotor Tidal Turbine, the AR2000\n \nBristol, England: The Turbine and Engineering Services Division of SIMEC Atlantis Energy (SAE), a diversified sustainable energy generation company, is delighted to have unveiled today the design for its new 2.0-megawatt tidal power turbine system which includes the largest and most powerful single axis turbine available on the commercial market. \n \nThis next generation turbine will be capable of accommodating rotor diameters of between 20 - 24 meters, site dependent, with a cut in speed of less than one meter per second and a maximum of output of 2.0 MW at 3.05 m/s for a machine with a 20 meter rotor diameter. \n \nThe AR2000 has been in development for over two years and builds on the successes and lessons learned from the AR1500 deployment and operation on the world leading MeyGen project in Scotland. SAE has invested more than £5m in the development of this machine which is expected to be deployed on future phases of the MeyGen Project and will be available for sale to commercial developers in Q4 2019. \n \nThe turbine is offered as part of a complete rotor to grid tidal generation system, with an array architecture that allows multiple turbines to be connected in parallel, reducing the cost and impact of the subsea infrastructure. \n \nThe AR2000 will feature an innovative new electro-mechanical pitch system, 360 degrees of yaw, upgraded onboard health monitoring and diagnostics systems and optimised critical system redundancy. The AR2000 will have a 25-year design life with quarter-life interventions for routine maintenance. The system utilises a quick connect wet-mate system, designed for rapid and safe deployment on either a gravity base of mono pylon of up to eight turbines per day. \n \nSAE has recently published the power curve for the AR2000 to assist developers to plan projects using this low cost, efficient, rapid deployment machine. Atlantis is in discussions with various governments, developers and site owners with respect to identifying potential locations for a manufacture, assemb...