The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is to provide an independent performance assessment of Verdant Power’s next-generation tidal technology to be deployed next year off New York City.
The Orkney test centre will measure the results of three Gen5 turbines to be installed in the East River as part of Verdant’s 105kW Roosevelt Island tidal project.
EMEC aims to be the first marine energy test laboratory to issue a power performance assessment through the IEC System for Certification to Standards Relating to Equipment for Use in Renewable Energy Applications (IECRE).
The independent measuring of the performance of Verdant’s system by EMEC will set a “new standard for tidal technology developers to meet globally,” the Orkney outfit claimed.
“This will be the first time EMEC has carried out an off-site performance assessment, and potentially the first marine energy test report issued through the IECRE,” said EMEC technical manager Elaine Buck.
Verdant Power president Ron Smith added: “The addition of EMEC’s technical expertise and particularly their independent third-party verification of our system’s performance is key as we bring the technology to market.”
Source:renews
