Uldolmok | Korea Tidal current Energy Center (K-TEC)

Korea Tidal current Energy Center (K-TEC)
Korea Tidal current Energy Center (K-TEC)
Lead Organisation KIOST (Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology)
Country Republic of Korea
Type Tidal
Website
  • Type of Testing Tidal
    Year Established 2022
    Temperate/Tropical
    Commercial/Array/Full scale/Scale Commercial, Full scale
    Development Status Under construction

    Overview

    Uldolmok Tidal Power Station is an open sea test bed for performance test/evaluation of tidal current energy converters.
  • Number of Berths 1
    Water Depth 30 m
    Min Water Depth (m)
    Max Water Depth (m)
    Avg Water Depth (m) 30
    Annual mean significant wave height 1.59 m
    Maximum recorded wave height
    Mean (averaged current speed) 4.12 m/s
    Maximum current speed
    Maximum tidal range 3 m
    Mean wind speed
    Max wind speed 45 m/s
    Seabed type bed rocks
    Total test area (km2) 13.712
    Distance to land 300 m
    Grid connected Y
    Grid connection capacity 4.5 MW
    Rated export capacity and connection 0.5 MW
    Proximity to nearest harbour (km) 4 km

  • R&D Projects

    • Establishment of Sea Test Bed for Tidal Current Energy Converters (No website)
    • Development of Commercialization System of 1MW Tidal Energy Converter (No website)

    Infrastructure

    Grid connection, SCADA, Office, Onshore electrical service room including transformers and power converters. Submarine cables. Onshore test laboratory.

    Equipment available to support site deployments

    Environmental monitoring buoy, ADCP.

    Services of test programmes offered on site

    Test programmes: Power performance, Load testing, Blade strength, Non-destructive testing for weld zone of tidal energy converters and blades. Services: Environmental monitoring, permitting, Issuance of test report

    Key supply chain companies in the region

    There are no key supply chain companies.