RE: R & D3 Oct 2022 09:20
AR2000
Atlantis and GE have already been working in partnership since September 2018 on the development and performance validation of Atlantis’ AR2000 tidal generation system, which is expected to be the world’s largest and most powerful single axis turbine available. This record-breaking system is expected to be deployed on future phases of Atlantis’ iconic MeyGen Project in Scotland, the wider Atlantis project pipeline and will also be available for sale to commercial developers. This next generation turbine will be capable of accommodating rotor diameters of between 20 – 24 meters, site dependent, with a cut in speed of less than one meter per second and a maximum output of 2.0 MW at 3.05 m/s for a machine with a 20 meter rotor diameter. The AR2000 has been in development for over two years and builds on the successes and lessons learned from the AR1500 deployment and operation on the world-leading MeyGen project in Scotland. SAE has invested more than £5m in the development of this machine which is expected to be deployed on future phases of the MeyGen project and will be available for sale to commercial developers in Q4 2019.
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Upgraded electro-mechanical variable pitch system
Daisy chain, multiple connection, enabled
Proven subsea quick connect system
Optimised redundancy
Health monitoring systems
Tidal Turbine AR2000 Specifications:
Power (MW)
2
Design life (yr.)
25
Rotor diameter (m)
20
Starting tidal speed (m/s)
1
Tidal speed for rated power (m/s)
3.05