Trident AquaSail® is a new (patent pending) hydropower generation system* that offers an efficient and environmentally sensitive method of harnessing one of Britain's greatest natural and renewable sources of energy: tidal streams and rivers. The technology is also appropriate for open tidal waters and many low head inland waterways, especially where barriers already exist.
Key Advantages of the Trident AquaSail®
Hydropower System
- Maximised power extraction
- Attractive returns on investment
- Minimal environmental impact
- Safe transit for migratory fish and other marine life while at full operational status
- Operational at variable water depths and flow rates
- Synchronised power output suitable for mains power and supply to the National Grid
- Automated System for incorporation in flood prevention solutions
- Manual over-ride for additional safety
- Minimal maintenance with only turbine blades exposed to water
- Equally effective in 'open-water' applications
- Approved by the Environment Agency, Natural England and the local Planning Authority at a highly sensitive site
* Patent Pending No.1318750.5