FAQ

No, sea-life is completely unaffected by our module.

We will only use existing technology - commercially available generators you can now buy off the shelf. Our only ‘development’ area is the actual shapes of the blades themselves to maximize power in various water speeds.

Units will be from 1 metre - 10 metres across, depending on power requirements and the typical water speed on location. Water weighs 800 times more than air, so machines can be around 800 times smaller than wind power blades for a similar power output.

Yes. The machines are designed to fit in ISO shipping containers, to be sent anywhere in the world, and can be assembled anywhere within 4 hours.

Water in rivers, ocean currents and irrigation pipes move 24/7; in most tidal locations water is actively flowing for 6 hours with a 20 minute intermission on the direction changes. Our module has a 2-4X greater operating window than wind and solar, with tidal in multiple locations, you would effectively get 24/7 power in tidal environments.

We will only need a standard assembly line. The technology and skills are readily available worldwide. In the beginning any fabricators workshop will be able to build our units.

No. Our modules have no harmful effects on waterways.

Our aim is to be priced in proportion to $1,000/kwh unit (+ servicing), for a 10 yr service life. So a machine that generates 1 MW - around $1 million. One that makes 500 kw/h - about $500,000.

Around 100 square meters per 1 MW tidal unit - so we expect to be able to set up arrays with around 100 units per hectare (10,000m2). A city like Melbourne would only need 20-25 hectares of units to power all households. But other configurations like Run of River can be a unit every 3-4 meters.

Entrances to bays, off-shore in high tide regions, in ocean currents, mounted on off-shore wind towers, on the edge of rivers as walk-ways, as part of bridges, inside irrigation and water-supply pipes. Our units are well suited to attach to water infrastructure wherever that infrastructure intersects with transmission lines.

No, in most locations units will operate completely below the surface. In run of river, they will be slung underneath walk-ways and bridges.

Yes. Almost all cities are located near the ocean, but all cities have running water - humans need lots of it. Our system minimises investment in transmission lines.

We are expecting machines to be maintained every six months.

No. We think our units will produce electricity for 1/4 the cost (or less) of a wind tower for the same amount of power generation.