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OceanQuest HydroQuest
HydroQuest’s proprietary turbine technology has high yield due to the set of crossflow turbines rotating about dual vertical axes. The device has an all-metal construction fixed on the sea floor for better resistance to impacts and a fixed-position bi-directional system which provides good yield without pitch or yaw. Dimensions and weights of units can be adapted to service boats. From 2019 to 2021, HydroQuest successfully tested a 1 MW prototype at Paimpol-Brahat Tidal Test Site and is now seeking opportunities to demonstrate a second generation turbine with a 2.5 MW capacity (measuring 21 m in height and 26 m in diameter).
Additional Information
Device Status
Is the device actively being developed or is available for purchase (active)? Or has development or support ended (inactive)?
Active
Technology Type
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.
2500 KW
Surface ExpressionFalse
Estimated TRL
Estimated Technology Readiness Level scale from 1 to 9 with 9 being the most mature technology
TRL Last updated: 10 July 2024
6
Energy Resource
- Tidal
- Ocean Current
Water Column Position
Surface
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Submerged - Mid
Entire Water Column
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Submerged - Bottom
Last Modified
1 May 2025
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“OceanQuest HydroQuest.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/OceanQuest_HydroQuest. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices. <year>. "OceanQuest HydroQuest." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/OceanQuest_HydroQuest.
