Turbine system

Description

Loch Linnhe turbine, the world's first moored tidal stream kinetic energy conversion turbine for electricity generation, tested at Corran Narrows, Loch Linnhe from August 1993 till June 1994, designed by Peter Fraenkel of Marine Current Turbines Ltd, Stoke Gifford and manufactured by Powerstream plc, Launceston and G.P. Electronics, Bovey Tracey, 1992 - 1993

Museum reference

T.2010.45

Collection

Technology

Object name

Turbine system, Rotor

Production information

Fraenkel, Peter, 1981 - 2016 (fl.), Designer
Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England, Northern Europe
Marine Current Turbines Ltd, 2000 -, Designer
Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England, Northern Europe
Powerstream Plc, 1993 - 1995, Manufacturer
Launceston, Cornwall, England, Northern Europe
GP Electronics Ltd, 1991 -, Manufacturer
Bovey Tracey, Devon, England, Northern Europe
Scottish Nuclear Ltd, Project partner
IT Power Ltd, 1981 -, Project partner
NEL, Project partner

Date

1992 - 1993

Materials

Aluminium alloy

Associations

Marine Current Turbines Ltd, 2000 -
Partner: Scottish Nuclear Ltd
Partner: IT Power Ltd, 1981 -
Partner: NEL
Test site: Corran Narrows, Loch Linnhe, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

Paper by Peter Fraenkel presented to the 26th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics & Arctic Engineering, June 10-15, 2007, San Diego, USA ref: OMAE2007-29642

Tidal Stream Energy Demonstration Project, Final Report, ITP Ref: 92445, November 1994