Bureau Veritas has published an updated guidance note that lists requirements for the assessment and certification of fully submerged current and tidal turbines (CTT).
The document ‘Current and Tidal Turbines’ applies to the following type of CTT: current turbines that use submarine current power, tidal turbines that use tidal power, and current turbines that use water power at the mouth of rivers.
The guidance note applies to CTT with: blades attached to a central hub or open-centre turbine, belted or unbelted blades, pitch system or not, horizontal or vertical axis.
The assessment and certification process of a CTT consists of the approval of plans, fabrication surveys, checks and tests intended to demonstrate that rules and standards requirements are met, it is stated in Bureau Veritas’ guide.
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