Trial successful for tidal energy turbine

The trials that were being conducted on the highly innovative wind turbine that can produce electricity from the tidal movement of the sea, inland waterways and rivers have been successful. The wind turbine underwent development in the United Kingdom.

FreeFlow 69 Ltd, a renewable energy research and development consultancy firm, developed the Osprey tidal turbine. The firm is under the leadership of Pat Cooke and is based in Cornwall.

A bespoke modern, aluminium catamaran rig thirty feet long was devised and constructed by Able Engineering for use in the trial phase.

The principal of FreeFlow 69 Ltd, Pat Cooke was delighted with the success of the trial and admitted that the power output had been what they had expected.  Pat Cooke further added that estimations from the Carbon Trust had shown that twenty per cent of the electricity requirements in the United Kingdom could be met from wave and tidal sources. The principal of FreeFlow 69 Ltd expressed confidence that besides the United Kingdom market the Osprey turbine would find a ready market in the rest of the world.

The Osprey tidal turbine can generate electricity either as one unit or in a system. The capacity can range from one kilowatt to up to five thousand kilowatts in a multiple system. The Osprey tidal turbine is bi-directional, eco-friendly and will not get in the way of the sea life.

The principal of FreeFlow 69 Ltd further revealed that they were looking forward to producing the initial Osprey turbines on a commercial scale in the coming twenty four months.

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