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Pennamaquan Project

Halcyon Tidal Power has chosen the Pennamaquan Estuary in the Bay of Fundy in Washington County at the town of Pembroke for installation of its first ‘Halcyon Solution’ tidal range facility. The 1,500 foot enclosure will consist of up to 17 Alstom Power bulb turbine gensets placed horizontally within the powerhouse caissons at the center. Power output is expected to be at least 25.6 MW with each turbine having a maximum output of 1.6 MW.

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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
Canceled
Max Rated Power Capacity
The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by project, based on available resources and device nameplate capacity.
25.6 MW
Project Duration
2010 - 2015
Energy Resource
  • Tidal
Project Scale
Full-scale
Number of Devices
17
Waterbody
Pennamaquan Estuary in the Bay of Fundy, Maine
Country
United States


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“Pennamaquan Project.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Pennamaquan_Project. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
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