Thetis 2015

1. Christoph HARWOOD
Commercial Director
Sustainable Marine Energy

2. PLAT-O: A Commercially Viable Tidal Energy Platform
Christoph Harwood|Commercial Director

3. Start small, Make Money, Grow
IndustrySME
2016 >2017
Commercial
Projects
Yes
No
Small Large

4. 100kW PLAT-O #1

5. Integrated System Approach

6. Solution to LCOE

7. SME’s Role
• Support site development and
consenting
• Build
• Deploy
• Maintain
• Support customers financing
and exit strategies

8. Advantages of Low Cost Operations
• It’s not just about the equipment.
• Process innovation is just as important.
• It is our objective to deliver a tidal energy system that only requires low cost vessels for
installation and maintenance operations.

9. PLAT-O Roll Out
• PLATO #1 is being commissioned and tested in
phases:
 Phase 1: Submergence Test
 Phase 2: Platform Test
 Phase 3: Power Test
 Phase 4: Autonomous Operation
 Five PLAT-O array at EMEC, Orkney, over 2015-
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