“Operation of the pilot plant is stable and the first power was supplied to the grid at the beginning of February this year,” says Andritz, which previously held a one-third share in Hammerfest Strøm.
Further load tests are underway with commercial application to follow, Andritz adds.
The HS1000 is a seabed-mounted horizontal axis turbine with a 280° blade pitching system for optimum rotor adjustment to the direction and speed of the tidal current.
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