Competitive Advantage
Simple design and positive environmental benefits - potentially leading to quicker development timelines and reduced development cost exposure during consenting and process;
- Lower and more controllable manufacturing and installation costs – leading to a lower investment requirement to develop sites and the commercial exploitation of otherwise unviable ultra low head resources;
- With no underwater moving parts and multiple units needing only to be linked to a single turbine/generator set - capital, operational and maintenance costs are significantly reduced;
- Has a broad operating range which can be ramped up or down according to flow availability, leading to a lower overall cost/kWh generated due to high load factor and reduced costs;
- Modular units manufactured off-site in a controlled environment lead to minimal environmental impact and disturbance during construction and operation;
- Produces no greenhouse gases in operation and river/ marine life is unharmed during operation owing to no moving parts being present underwater;
- Provides significant and tangible ancillary environmental benefits such as water aeration, river remediation and air cooling.
