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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 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
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:
- 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
Constricted Channel
Country
Australia
Environmental Details
Last Modified
9 June 2025
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“SIMEC Atlantis San Remo Demonstration.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/SIMEC_Atlantis_San_Remo_Demonstration. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects. <year>. "SIMEC Atlantis San Remo Demonstration." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/SIMEC_Atlantis_San_Remo_Demonstration.
