Tidal current turbine
Energy generation based on tidal current is an important area of innovation for ANDRITZ HYDRO.
In 2010, ANDRITZ acquired a 33.3% stake in Hammerfest Strøm AS, Norway, one of the world’s leading companies in power generation from tidal currents occurring in coastal waters.
In 2003, Hammerfest Strøm installed the world’s first tidal current turbine in Kvalsundet, Norway, with permanent connection to the public electricity grid. Based on this successful prototype, Hammerfest Strøm has been collaborating with Scottish Power Renewables (part of Iberdrola Renewables, the largest producer of renewable energy in the world) on the manufacture of a 1 MW tidal current turbine to be deployed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland. This plant provides the core technology for installation of a first commercial underwater energy array.
