SIMEC Atlantis San Remo Demonstration

SIMEC Atlantis Energy operated a testing area in Australia, off the coast of San Remo, from 2006 to 2015. During this time the Nereus I device was deployed and grid connected to test system performance and survivability.

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Project Manager

SIMEC Atlantis Energy

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Project Website

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.

0.15 MW

Operational Duration

2008 - 2009

Project Duration

2006 - 2015

Energy Resource

Tidal

Project Scale

Full-scale

Number of Devices

1

Grid Connectivity

Grid Connected

Waterbody

Newhaven Wharf

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

Australia

Environmental Details

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Last Modified

9 June 2025

This Project has the following MRE Devices

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“SIMEC Atlantis San Remo Demonstration.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https:https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/SIMEC_Atlantis_San_Remo_Demonstration. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.

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