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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 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:
- 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
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:
- 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
Coastal
Country
China
Last Modified
13 June 2025
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“LHD Tidal Demo.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/LHD_Tidal_Demo. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects. <year>. "LHD Tidal Demo." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/LHD_Tidal_Demo.
