Oosterschelde Tocardo

The Oosterschelde Tidal Power Plant consists of five T-2 tidal turbines in one of the sluice gates of the Oosterschelde storm surge barrier, with the potential of scaling up. This site provides one of the highest tidal flows in the world with speeds reaching up to 6m/s. It serves as an international showcase for the tidal energy sector and climate adaptation solutions, combining clean energy production with existing infrastructures and making efficient use of scarce land area. Following 8 years of almost continuous operation the turbines demonstrated high reliability with no major turbine failures, the site was decommissioned in 2023.

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Project Manager

Tocardo International BV

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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:<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>

Decommissioned

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

1.25 MW

Operational Duration

2015 - 2023

Project Start Year

2008

Energy Resource

Tidal

Project Scale

Full-scale

Number of Devices

5

Grid Connectivity

Grid Connected

Waterbody

Eastern Scheldt

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>

Constricted Channel

Country

Netherlands

Last Modified

15 May 2025

This Project has the following MRE Devices

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Oosterschelde Tocardo

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