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Predictable and balanced renewable energy from tides and rivers
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Tocardo tidal energy turbines
Predictable and balanced renewable energy from tides and rivers
Label Date
July 24, 2020
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Tocardo B.V.
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Netherlands
Maturity stage
TRL 7 - Prototype testing in the real world
Renewables have grown rapidly in recent year, but in many cases intermittency of supply remains an issue. Tidal energy offers a solution to this by providing a dependable power source that can support and enhance existing green energy solutions. Tocardo's tidal turbine Solution makes use of the tides and river streams to propel blades and offer customers local, predictable and balanced power generation. With the worldwide tidal market potential being 500 GW, tidal power innovations such as this Solution hold huge environmental and economic potential.
The Environmental Benefits
- •100 MW of tidal power capacity saves 140,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions compared to mainstream fossil fuel-powered plant
- •Saves ~1kg CO2 per kWh compared to a diesel generator
The Financial Benefits
- •Payback period of eleven years
- •Benefits from reliable and predictable energy prices from renewables, unlike the volatile price of oil
- •100% reliable and 100% predictable energy source
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Tocardo B.V.
Tocardo, as a part of the tripartite cooperation with QED Naval and HydroWing, offers power generating solutions. Tocardo is the independent tidal turbine developer with a focus on bringing down the Life Cycle Cost (LCC) of tidal turbines, de-risking the design (RAMS/FMEA) and increasing the power output at the same time (LCOE). We deliver medium size turbines up to 0.5 MW which can be installed in larger numbers enabling projects from community up to utility scale.
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1771 MZ Wieringerwerf, Netherlands
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“Greenbackers is all about catalyzing the investment needed to build a more sustainable society. By connecting disruptive technology providers to our network of climate focused investors, we’d like to think we’re helping to save the planet – deal by deal” Robert Hokin, Founder and Managing Partner
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