Seen here is an array of three twin turbine tidal current energy installations with the center installation raised for maintenance
Probable Project Locations Western Passage Castine Harbor/Bagaduce Narrows Source: Source: Potential Tidal Power Generation in Maine * Data obtained from a 2006 EPRI TISEC project report EPRI Estimates:* Annual Ave. Power Density Annual In- Stream Energy Base Project Rated Capacity Western Passage 2.2 kW/m 2 314,000 MWh10.8 MW Castine HarborNot available Not available Not available Bagaduce Narrows 1.94 kW/m MWh230 kW Outer Cobscook Bay 1.64 kW/m 2 23,800 MWh7.1 MW Lubec Narrows5.5 kW/m 2 36,000 MWh1.2 MW Piscataqua River 1.48 kW/m 2 3,360 MWh1.0 MW Penobscot River0.73 kW/m 2 3,650 MWh1.1 MW
Tidal Turbine Test Apparatus OBJECTIVE: – To develop re-applicable Power Curves of scaled down models of Tidal Turbines. Dynamometer for Drag Force on the Turbine Apparatus Housing of instrumentation APPARATUS The apparatus will be bolted underneath the movable carriage to model tidal flow past the turbine in the 100’ Wave Tank. Streamlined Keel VISION : – To complete the ground work necessary to begin Tidal Turbine research for application as an alternative energy source in the State of Maine
TEST SETUP Shown here is a rendering of a turbine prototype in the tow tank (minus the carriage)