User:Drnoble/Draft/Proteus Marine Renewables
| Formerly | Part of SIMEC Atlantis, previously Atlantis Resources |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 in Bristol, England |
Proteus Marine Renewables Ltd (PMR) is a Bristol-based company that designs and manufactures tidal stream turbines. Proteus was formed in 2022 through a management buyout of the Advanced Tidal Engineering and Services division of SIMEC Atlantis.[1] SIMEC Atlantis was previously Atlantis Resources, and is now trading as SAE.
Proteus is based at Bath & Bristol Science Park, Bristol, England,[2] and a manufacturing base at Invergordon, Scotland.
History
[edit]Proteus has a history of developing and building tidal turbines that extends back nearly 20 years before the present company was founded,[2] firstly as part of Atlantis Resources and then as SIMEC Atlantis. They have also acquired IP from Marine Current Turbines.
Atlantis Resources
[edit]Atlantis Resources developed and tested multiple turbines.
The AK-1000 was unveiled in August 2010, at the companies facilities in Invergordon, described at the time as the largest tidal turbine of its type, rated at 1 MW. The turbine had two 18 m (59 ft) diameter rotor, each with three blades mounted on a common shaft, designed to harness the ebb and flood tides. The gravity base foundation weighed 1,300 tonnes, and was 22.5 m (74 ft) high.[3] By October 2010, the turbine had been installed at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, but developed a blade fault before it could be tested. Singapore based Tempco Manufacturing took responsibility for the fault.[4]
the 1 MW AR1000 was tested at EMEC in 2011, and the 1.5 MW AR1500 turbines in conjunction with Lockheed Martin in 2015.[5] Three AR1500 turbines were installed at MeyGen in 2017.[6]
SIMEC Atlantis
[edit]Proteus Marine Renewables
[edit]Proteus Marine Renewables was formed as a separate company in 2022 through a management buyout of the Advanced Tidal Engineering and Services division of SIMEC Atlantis. SIMEC Atlantis (now SAE) retains a minority shareholding, and Proteus will continue to provide support for the MeyGen project.[1]
In November 2024, Proteus signed a MoU with SKF to supply the rotating equipment and GE Vernova to supply electrical systems for their tidal turbines.[7]
Projects
[edit]MeyGen, Scotland
[edit]Raz Blanchard, France
[edit]Proteus is a majority shareholder in Normandie Hydroliennes (NH), which is planning to deploy a 12 MW pilot tidal farm at Raz Blanchard in 2025. The NH1 project will consist of four PMR AR3000 turbines, each rated at 3 MW.[1][8]
Goto, Japan
[edit]In August 2024, PMR started building an AR1100 turbine to be deployed in the Naru Strait to power the Gotō Islands in Japan. This is an upgrade of the AR500 turbine with added pitch and yaw mechanisms, and uprated to 1.1 MW.[9] The AR500 was previously tested in the Naru Strait from February 2021 to December 2023.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Garanovic, Amir (21 October 2022). "SIMEC Atlantis management buyout creates Proteus Marine Renewables tidal outfit". Offshore Energy. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ a b "About - Proteus Marine Renewables". proteusmr.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Largest tidal power device unveiled". BBC News. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Blade fault on giant tide turbine AK1000 in Orkney". BBC News. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Lockheed Martin to make MeyGen Pentland Firth turbine". BBC News. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Final turbine installed at MeyGen". ReNews. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "GE Vernova signs tidal turbine MoU". ReNEWS.biz. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Maksumic, Zerina (4 October 2024). "Proteus Marine Rewables' tidal energy system on track to slash costs, EIB confirms". Offshore Energy. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Maksumic, Zerina (1 August 2024). "Proteus Marine Renewables starts assembling upgraded tidal turbine in Japan (Gallery)". Offshore Energy. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Frangoul, Anmar (15 February 2021). "A tidal turbine built in Scotland is now producing power in Japan". CNBC. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Tidal Energy Turbine Comes Ashore in Japan - Industrial News". 3 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.