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The PLAT-I platform was installed in Grand Passage, between Brier and Long Island, on Tuesday September 18th.
September 20th, 2018
The marine operations to install the mooring system and the platform started on Saturday 15th September. The PLAT-I floating platform was launched at A.F. Theriault & Son Boatyard in Meteghan River at 6am Tuesday morning, and was towed across to Grand Passage by local fishing vessels TyKiSha-J and Island Lady G. The platform was then installed by Huntley’s Sub-Aqua Construction, using the Kipawo, a 65’ self-propelled barge early Tuesday afternoon.
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Sustainable Marine Energy is preparing to ship the PLAT-I tidal energy platform from Connel in Western Scotland to Grand Passage in Nova Scotia.
June 25th, 2018
Sustainable Marine Energy’s (SME) PLAT-I tidal energy platform hosting four SCHOTTEL HYDRO SIT 250 turbines has successfully completed the first phase of its testing programme at Connel, on the West coast of Scotland. The Company is now preparing to ship the platform to Nova Scotia and install it for a second phase of testing.
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PLAT-I in the Media
March 1st, 2018
The PLAT-I platform has drawn interest from the media since it's installation near Connel bridge in November 2017. Over the past few months film crews from both BBC Alba and Deutsche Welle have visited the site and interviewed staff from both SME and our partner SCHOTTEL Hydro along with some of the visitors who have been evaluating the technology.
Read More →RT @SCHOTTEL_HYDRO: Nice day out on #PLATI today with @DFO_MAR. #EEMP #GrandPassage @Sustain_Marine @BlackRockTidal #tidalenergy https://t.…
Ralf Starzmann highlighting the joint track record of @Sustain_Marine and @SCHOTTEL_HYDRO and looking towards the f… https://t.co/Y1zfEqKJ4H