CoRMaT
CoRMaT is a second generation device, the result of extensive research and development carried out at the prestigious Energy Systems Research Unit at the University of Strathclyde.
CoRMaT is a patent pending contra-rotating turbine, suitable for deployment in water depths of 8 to 500m. CoRMaT uses two closely spaced dissimilar rotors, moving in opposite directions.
The device has completed extensive proof of concept testing, has progressed through systematic technlogy readiness development steps, and has successfully generated electricity in a marine tidal setting.
Library
Links to useful, interesting third party information:
- Introduction to tidal power
- Assessing a tidal resource
- Putting costs into perspective
- The Scottish Government on marine energy
- Environmental impact of marine renewable energy production (Scotland)
- Environmental impact of marine renewable energy production (Bay of Fundy, Canada)
- Scottish national tidal resources
National Policy
National policies and visions with respect to “green energy” generation: