An innovative project of tidal power station in progress in Portugal


Our Portuguese Industrial Project Department organised the transport of 3 turbines intended to equip a tidal power station.

The shipment of these machines is one of the first step of the whole process to built an off-shore power plant producing a renewable energy thanks to tides. It might help to produce 22.5 megawatts, the consumption of 15000 Portuguese homes and should reduce CO²'s emissions of 60000 tons in comparison with a classic power plant of equivalent power.

These three first turbines were forwarded by sea between Stornoway, in the Scotland (UK) and the port of Peniche, in the North of Lisbon.

Each machine is 150 metres high and weights 700 ton. It produce of 750 kilowatts.

To guarantee the operation success, our Industrial Projects teams were present at every stage of the project, in particular during loading and unloading.

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