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Sustainable Marine Energy and Schottel Hydro PLAT-O
A taut moored buoyant mid-water column platform for highly energetic and exposed offshore sites. PLAT-O is SME’s second generation tidal platform, with the first prototype having been tested in both the south of England and at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in the Orkney islands. PLAT-O has been designed to maximize power capture whilst minimizing operational costs and O&M requirements and includes Schottel SIT turbines. When in operation PLAT-O is fully submerged in the high flow, low wave region of the water column.
Device Status
Is the device actively being developed or is available for purchase (active)? Or has development or support ended (inactive)?
Inactive
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.
280 KW
Surface ExpressionFalse
Estimated TRL
Estimated Technology Readiness Level scale from 1 to 9 with 9 being the most mature technology
6
Energy Resource
- Ocean Current
Water Column Position
Surface
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Submerged - Mid
Entire Water Column
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Submerged - Bottom
Last Modified
5 June 2025
Test Sites where Sustainable Marine Energy and Schottel Hydro PLAT-O was tested
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“Sustainable Marine Energy and Schottel Hydro PLAT-O.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/Sustainable_Marine_Energy_and_Schottel_Hydro_PLAT-O. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices. <year>. "Sustainable Marine Energy and Schottel Hydro PLAT-O." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/Sustainable_Marine_Energy_and_Schottel_Hydro_PLAT-O.
