LHD Tidal Demo

The ‘one-year-on-grid’ milestone was hit on May 25, 2018, on Xiushan Island in China’s Zhejiang Province at a site that will eventually host a total of seven turbines on the 70-meter long and 30-meter wide LHD’s modular tidal energy platform.

Technology Developer

LHD New Energy Corporation

Device Status

Is the device actively being developed or is available for purchase (active)? Or has development or support ended (inactive)?

Inactive

Technology Type

Axial Flow Turbine

Power Take-Off

Mechanism that converts the motion of the prime mover into a useful form of energy such as electricity, learn more

Direct Drive Generator

Max Rated Power Capacity

The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by the device, as rated by the manufacturer.

3400 KW

Surface Expression

True

Estimated TRL

Estimated Technology Readiness Level scale from 1 to 9 with 9 being the most mature technology

TRL Last updated: 11 May 2022

6

Energy Resource

Ocean Current

Water Column Position

Last Modified

29 April 2025

Projects Using LHD Tidal Demo

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“LHD Tidal Demo.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/LHD_Tidal_Demo. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.

Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices. <year>. "LHD Tidal Demo." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/LHD_Tidal_Demo.

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