Tidalstream Information

TidalStream is a renewable energy business focusing entirely on Tidal Energy. TidalStream Partners was formed in 2006 to develop a turbine-agnostic platform system capable of deploying and operating tidal turbines in a much more cost-effective way than proposed single turbine installations. The partners brought a wealth of experience of the early days and maturing of the wind industry, and of the practicalities of developing new marine technology and bringing it to commercial reality. This guided the approach to the requirements of accessibility and reliability so as to enable the significant reductions in cost that are needed for a sustainable commercial future. The technology was built on the pioneering work of John Armstrong and the first TidalStream patent granted in 2003. Subsequent development was carried out through a consortium of organisations with support from the UK government (BERR/DECC), and was then built on using private investment through tank and tidal river testing to validate analytical modelling. TidalStream was incorporated into a limited company in 2008 in anticipation of the process towards full commercialisation. In 2011, SCHOTTEL GmbH invested in TidalStream as it saw this platform approach eminently suitable for deployment of the small turbines it intended to develop. SCHOTTEL fully support the basic concept that the TidalStream platform system remains available to other turbine developers for licensing, partnering or investment purposes. TidalStream is currently working with SCHOTTEL to produce a Triton platform deployed at a demonstration site with the new STG 50 turbines.