Public Funding for Goodwin Electronics Limited

The aim of the Instream Tidal Energy Research (InTER) project is to design, build and test a 100 kW tidal energy device featuring two vertical axis turbines on a floating research platform. The project will develop a new platform technology that will enable Instream Energy Systems (Instream) to make the step from inland hydrokinetics and access tidal resources in the UK. Deployment and system testing of the prototype will take place in an appropriate marine environment with a simulated grid interface. Instream's technology aims to overcome many of the existing challenges in the tidal sector including high installation costs and access to shallow water resources to achieve lower-risk, cost-effective commercial projects. The InTER project builds on Instream and IT Power’s (ITP) recent platform concept design work and Instream’s existing rotor design. The resulting 'Turbine Deployment Unit' (TDU) will support 2 rotors. The key phases of the project will include, numerical and physical modelling, design, fabrication, assembly, deployment, commissioning, demonstration, and recovery. The consortium assembled has the expertise necessary to internally carry out the project phases.