LHD Modular Ocean Tidal Current Energy Power Generation Station

f 61 130 19245250 l2ZyZ6tX 02 Operation of the first phase power station 768x434
f 61 132 19245250 VCMqfo54 04 Overall operation of The LHD Modular Ocean Tidal Current Energy Power Generation Station 768x512
f 61 129 19245250 1jC7ufY7 01 Hoisting construction site of the first phase platforms 768x598
f 61 131 19245250 WkcZsKs1 03 Deployment site of the 1.6MW turbine named Endeavour 768x501
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Project Category: Energy & powerProject Tags: China Climate Change Tidal Energy

This tidal station has achieved continuous power generation and connection to the grid, making it the first in Asia to do so, and the third in the world.

With the successive deployment of the first and second phase platforms and operation of serial generation units, its has achieved almost five years of continuous grid-connection. This contrasts with the successive operation time of the world’s largest tidal array project (Meygen Array in Scotland) of less than 12 months at the time.

The 1.6MW turbine named Endeavour is the biggest tidal current energy unit in the world (surpassing the 1.5MW unit of Meygen Array project – which was previously the largest single unit in the world.

This turbine operates at high flow speed in sea areas with complex submarine topography, high silt content in seawater and microbe adhesion in the seabed. It also had to be designed with protections in place to avoid ocean debris damage and marine anti-corrosion technology for the assembly platform.

Designs include platform-type, modularisation and integration for the first time and a structural scheme using novel rows of rock socketed piles with small diameter was deployed to facilitate the fast placement and levelling of the integral platform, which helped enable systematic integration, bilateral adjustment, and continuous and stable power generation.
f 61 130 19245250 l2ZyZ6tX 02 Operation of the first phase power station 768x434
f 61 132 19245250 VCMqfo54 04 Overall operation of The LHD Modular Ocean Tidal Current Energy Power Generation Station 768x512
f 61 129 19245250 1jC7ufY7 01 Hoisting construction site of the first phase platforms 768x598
f 61 131 19245250 WkcZsKs1 03 Deployment site of the 1.6MW turbine named Endeavour 768x501
GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy: Yes
GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: Yes
GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities: Yes
GOAL 13: Climate Action: Yes
Engineering companies involved:

Zhejiang institute of Communications CO., Ltd

Client organisation:

Zhejiang Zhoushan LHD Energy Development Co. Ltd