LHD Tidal Demo

Installed in the beginning of 2016, the turbines produced electricity for the first time that summer using tidal power as source – seen by LHD as the feasibility verification of its platform-based modular approach. The turbines became grid connected on May 25, 2017 on Xiushan Island in China's Zhejiang province. Although the project was originally planned for deployment until 2020, it was reported that the power plant exceeded the expected 5 years and continues to be operated today.

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Project Manager

LHD New Energy Corporation

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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)?

Active

Project Life Cycle Project Progress through life cycle:<ul> <li>Planned: Project has identified a deployment location and is preparing for deployment</li> <li>Operational: Project is deployed in the water and is active</li> <li>Completed: Project was previously deployed in the water</li> <li>Decommissioned: Installation has been fully removed in accordance with regulations</li> <li>Canceled: Project was canceled before being deployed in the water</li></ul>

Operational

Max Rated Power Capacity The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by project, based on available resources and device nameplate capacity.

3.4 MW

Operational Start Year

2016

Project Start Year

2016

Energy Resource

Tidal

Project Scale

Full-scale

Number of Devices

7

Grid Connectivity

Grid Connected

Waterbody

East China Sea, Zhejiang Province

Site Characteristics Geographic characterization for the project location:<ul> <li>Open Ocean: Main body of ocean, not enclosed or partially enclosed by land</li> <li>Coastal: Open water near the coast, spanning between land and shelf boundary</li> <li>Enclosed Bay: water that is partially surrounded by land, with a mouth open to larger water</li> <li>Constricted Channel: A channel where water flows quickly due to narrowing by the land</li> <li>River: Water flowing from land towards a larger body of water</li></ul>

Coastal

Country

China

Last Modified

20 September 2025

This Project has the following MRE Devices

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LHD Tidal Demo

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