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EEL Energy Pilot
As part of the INTERREG 2SEAS ENCORE project, EEL energy deployed a prototype of their undulating flap tidal energy converter off the coast of Brest, France. This pilot project is the first open water test campaign of EEL Energy’s 30-50 kW tidal generator. Based on the concept of bio-mimicry, EEL Energy’s tidal energy converter has been designed to replicate the undulating movements of marine life to produce clean power. Energy is captured along the whole length of the membrane surface which undulates under moving fluid pressure, and this periodic motion is transformed into electricity by an electromechanical system. The results of tests in the Port of Brest will help to validate the design of the machine, which according to EEL Energy is 10 times more powerful than the prototypes tested earlier.
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Project Status
Is the project actively being planned or is deployed in the water (active)? Or was the project canceled or completed (inactive)?
Inactive
Project Life Cycle
Project Progress through life cycle:
- Planned: Project has identified a deployment location and is preparing for deployment
- Operational: Project is deployed in the water and is active
- Completed: Project was previously deployed in the water
- Decommissioned: Installation has been fully removed in accordance with regulations
- Canceled: Project was canceled before being deployed in the water
Completed
Max Rated Power Capacity
The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by project, based on available resources and device nameplate capacity.
0.05 MW
Operational Duration
May 2022 - February 2023
Project Duration
2022 - 2023
Energy Resource
- Tidal
Project Scale
Full-scale
Number of Devices
1
Grid Connectivity
Not Grid Connected
Waterbody
Harbor of Brest, Brittany
Site Characteristics
Geographic characterization for the project location:
- Open Ocean: Main body of ocean, not enclosed or partially enclosed by land
- Coastal: Open water near the coast, spanning between land and shelf boundary
- Enclosed Bay: water that is partially surrounded by land, with a mouth open to larger water
- Constricted Channel: A channel where water flows quickly due to narrowing by the land
- River: Water flowing from land towards a larger body of water
Enclosed Bay
Country
France
Last Modified
10 June 2025
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“EEL Energy Pilot.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/EEL_Energy_Pilot. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects. <year>. "EEL Energy Pilot." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/EEL_Energy_Pilot.
