Tidal Power Plant Afsluitdijk Netherlands

A flow of energy
TIDAL POWER
Tidal
Power Plant
Afsluitdijk
Netherlands
More than 300 kilo watt installed capacity
electricity for 100 households
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robust and reliable technology
Tidal Power Plant
Afsluitdijk Netherlands
Demonstrating multi-turbine array
Tocardo has installed three of its T1 tidal turbines in the
Dutch ‘Afsluitdijk’, a 32 km long primary sea defence. The
three turbines are the first to be installed closely together in
an array. Dutch Tidal Testing Centre, a long-standing partner
of Tocardo, manages the project. All electricity produced
will be fed into the grid. The turbines will give us vital data
and experience in turbine arrays. As the world’s only turbine
manufacturer capable of installing this type of multi-turbine installation, we can now monitor the array in turbulent
waters and see how the turbines interact.
Future:
Tocardo and Tidal Testing Centre have installed the
three-turbine array as part of a recent agreement to
cooperate for three-to-five years to expand the tidal test
facility in the Afsluitdijk, where outflow of fresh water into
the Wadden Sea creates powerful tidal flows. The array’s
installation is supported by the ‘Waddenfonds’, a not-for
profit organisation promoting sustainable development in
the Dutch Wadden Sea region. The project is also backed
by the national and local Dutch governments, which are
The turbine array is the latest for Tocardo in the area, in
addition to its existing tidal turbine that has already been
producing electricity for more than 8 years. The array will
have a capacity of more than 300 kW, producing electricity for about 100 households. The project partners plan to
focused on strengthening the country’s sea defence.
The functionality of the Afsluitdijk will also be improved by
implementing and combining ecology, tourism, mobility
and renewable energy as a showcase of the Dutch water
technology expertise.
implement additional tidal installations, with a capacity of up
to 2 MW, in the Afsluitdijk. T: +31(0)227 726200
E: info @tocardo.com
A: Sluiskolkkade 2, 1779 GP Den Oever (NL)
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