Briefing: 10 MW Triton - a breakthrough in tidal stream power

摘要

This article sets the new Triton platform concept in the context of the tidal stream resource, the Cinderella of renewable energy. Triton makes possible new levels of generating capacity, ease of installation and simplicity of maintenance. The article is written from the perspective of an engineer who pioneered UK wind power technology in the 1980s and 1990s with the Wind Energy Group, and now sees some of these principles applicable to tidal flows.