SCHOTTEL HYDRO supplies turbine components to Minesto

SCHOTTEL's scope of work is to develop a new turbine variant, which will optimally fit the requirements of Deep Green. The light weight nacelle power-take-off system includes turbine, drive train, power electrics and auxiliary devices.

The drive train concept is based upon SCHOTTEL's Instream Turbine (SIT) with its inline arrangement of open rotor, rotor shaft including sealing and bearing, planetary gearbox and generator.

In addition to the turbine engineering and manufacturing, SCHOTTEL will also carry out a full-load test series on a specially built test stand prior to installing the turbine in the third quarter of 2016.

“With SCHOTTEL HYDRO we found a true one-stop supplier for tailor fitted turbine solutions,” says Anders Jansson, CEO of Minesto. “We are really looking forward to our cooperation at Holyhead Deep.”

The Deep Green underwater power plant will be deployed in 2017 at the Holyhead Deep site off the coast of Anglesey, Wales. During the coming three years, 19 more devices will follow and eventually form an array with an overall capacity of 10 MW.