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Triton Tidal Energy Platform T36
TRITON is a tidal energy platform system being developed by TidalStream Limited. It offers tidal turbine developers a deployment and operation system that could halve the cost for their turbines than can be provided by single installation systems. The platform is adaptable and a range of turbine types can be accommodated, providing the installation and maintenance base that will reduce costs and enable safe operating conditions. The TRITON T36 will be the first full scale version to be built by Black Rock Tidal Power Inc. and features 36 SCHOTTEL HYDRO turbines producing an output of 2.5 MW form the single installation. Triton platforms can be floated out to site fully fitted with turbines and the installation requires no barges, large cranes, jack-ups or divers for installation; a single seabed anchor point is all that is required. Triton is designed to swing and follow the tide - maximising energy capture and reducing loads; the turbines always operate downstream of the flow - so low-efficiency bi-directional rotor operation is not required. The turbines are located within the water column, but clear of both the storm-affected surface and low energy bottom streams.
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.
2500 KW
Surface ExpressionTrue
Estimated TRL
Estimated Technology Readiness Level scale from 1 to 9 with 9 being the most mature technology
TRL Last updated: 4 April 2015
4
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
Citation Formats
“Triton Tidal Energy Platform T36.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/Triton_Tidal_Energy_Platform_T36. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Devices. <year>. "Triton Tidal Energy Platform T36." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Devices/Triton_Tidal_Energy_Platform_T36.
