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Successful conclusion of turbine deployment
Source: MAKO Turbines Pty Ltd
Australian-based tidal turbine developer MAKO Tidal Turbines (MTT) has announced that the tidal turbine field demonstration in the Tamar River has now come to a successful conclusion. The field demonstration of aMAKO1.2 tidal turbine was undertaken with assistance from the Australian Maritime College and AMC Search Pty Ltd, both part of the University of Tasmania.
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"The pioneering project to deploy a MAKO tidal turbine in real-world conditionsinAustraliahas been a great success and the next generation of products owemuch to the lessons learned in the Tamar River together with AMC."said MTT CEO Douglas Hunt.
The Tamar River is a tidal estuary in Northern Tasmania. The field demonstration project encompassed all aspects of tidal turbine deployment and monitoring over an extended period. The tidal turbine was fitted with a generator and produced electrical power as the tides flowed past a moored barge with the turbine attached underwater on a fin structure. For the Tamar River project, a swing mooring was used meaning that the entire barge and turbine were allowed to rotate as the tide flowed in and out so that the MAKO tidal turbine was always aligned in an optimal position.
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