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SEENEOH Bordeaux
The SEENEOH test site is located in the Garonne River, downstream from the Pont de Pierre in Bordeaux. Located 100 km from the mouth of the Gironde estuary, it is exposed to strong currents influenced by the diurnal tidal cycle of the Bay of Biscay and by the flow of freshwater rivers from the Garonne and Pyrenees catchment area. The 7-hectare site is used to test river or marine tidal turbines on an intermediate scale.
Site characteristics:
- Distance from the bank: 250 m
- Distance from home port: 2 km
- Distance from the ocean: 100 km
- Distance from logistics and port infrastructures: 5 km
- Depths: between 4 and 14.5 m
- Tidal range: up to 5.8 m
Additional Information
Device Status
Is the test site actively testing or in planning (active)? Or is it permanently closed for business (inactive)?
Active
Energy Resource
- Tidal
- Riverine
Duration
January 2016 -
Ongoing
Grid Connectivity
Grid Connected
Waterbody
Garonne, downstream from the Pierre de Pierre bridge in Bordeaux
Site Characteristics
Geographic characterization for the test site 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
River
Country
France
This Test Site has the following MRE Devices
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Citation Formats
“SEENEOH Bordeaux.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Test Sites, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Test_Sites/SEENEOH_Bordeaux. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Test Sites. <year>. "SEENEOH Bordeaux." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Test_Sites/SEENEOH_Bordeaux.
Last modified: 9 April 2025