Simec Atlantis is partnering with GE to develop utility-scale tidal energy generation technology.
The partnership and preferred supplier agreement is between Simec Atlantis and GE’s power conversion business.
Under the terms of the agreement, both companies will work together and share resources for the ongoing development of utility scale tidal energy generation and associated energy storage.
They will also engage in joint marketing activities to promote new subsea connection technologies.
The companies had already been working together since September 2018 on the development and performance validation of Simec Atlantis’ 2MW AR2000 tidal generation system.
The AR2000 is expected to be deployed on future phases of Atlantis’ 6MW MeyGen project off the coast of Scotland and will also be available for sale to commercial developers.
The partnership will play a role in the delivery of equipment and services to the second phase of the MeyGen project, known as Project Stroma.
This will see two additional Atlantis AR2000 turbines connected via a new subsea hub to a single power export cable which will be linked via the MeyGen substation to the grid.
GE power conversion business’ commercial director Peter Oram said: “We are delighted to be working together towards cleaner energy solutions – harnessing natural resources, like tidal energy, and applying GE’s efficient medium voltage power conversion technologies allows us to turn this abundant source of energy into reliable, predictable power, for the UK and the world.”
Source:renews
