FEATURE SPONSOR
SPOTLIGHT ON THE NETHERLANDS
INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT IN TIDAL ENERGY PROJECTS – FEASIBLE, ACHIEVABLE AND MANAGEABLE
People have been attempting to generate energy from the tides for centuries, but varying yields and the major investments required have prevented the technology from making any real breakthroughs – this is about to change
New technology and insights are making tidal energy more promising than ever. Antea Group’s 3,300 engineers and consultants are making major efforts around the world to make this sustainable form of energy feasible, achievable and manageable.
COMBINING EXPERTISE Since 2012, the group have invested in building business alliances with suppliers of turbines such as Tocardo and Schottel, contractors such as Strukton, research institutes like Deltares and Erasmus University Rotterdam and government agencies.
With a distinctly Dutch background in the field of civil engineering and fighting against the water, they now know how to make use of the water to generate energy from it. The solution is simply to combine expertise in the engineering of dikes and bridges, fish behaviour, hydrology, permits and business case
development with the manufacturing of turbines by their partners.
ENERGY PRODUCTION, TESTING AND DEMONSTRATION Examples of tidal energy projects that the group are involved in include…
» The development of a 2MW power plant at the sluices in
» The engineering of the Tidal Technology Center, a test and
Kornwerderzand at the Afsluitdijk, a 33km wide closure dam in the north of the Netherlands. The excess water from the IJsselmeer lake is discharged into the Wadden Sea, creating a strong water flow. This flow will be used to generate clean electricity installing 18 Tocardo turbines (with Tocardo BV)
» The engineering of the Palmerah
demonstration facility at the Grevelingendam (commissioned by BT Projects)
Tidal Bridge, crossing the Larantuka Strait in Indonesia (to be developed by Strukton International and DEC). A floating bridge to which free flow turbines are mounted, with an installed capacity of 18MW to 23MW, providing energy for more than 100,000 people
JOINT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Looking at these examples, Dr. Wim Kloezen, Business Developer at Antea Group in the Netherlands, commented: “We have learned that it takes much more than the best-suited turbines to successfully develop a tidal power plant, a testing technology centre or a demonstration site. We would be delighted to bring our integrated expertise to new business partners and work with them on new tidal projects worldwide.”
Antea Group BV
www.wavetidalenergynetwork.co.uk
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