Image of the day: Tocardo’s 1.2 MW tidal array

Tocardo Tidal Turbines has installed an array consisting of 5 tidal turbines in the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier, the Netherlands, on September 24, 2015.

The array has the capacity of 1.2 MW, and consists of 5 Tocardo’s T2 tidal turbines.

The suspension structure, designed and build by Huisman, was specifically designed for this project in such a way that the storm barrier remains fully operational at all times.

The T2 turbines are fitted with bi-directional rotor blades because the barrier only closes when a heavy storm approaches. This enables the turbines to generate electricity during ebb and flood.

The array is expected to generate electricity for approximately 1000 Dutch households.

Image: Pieter de Haas/CTO Tocardo Tidal Turbines