MUCH IS BEING MADE IN THE NEWS ABOUT THE POSSIBLE BLACK -OUT AND LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY ON THE ISLAND OF SARK, ONE OF THE HABITED ISLANDS WITHIN THE CHANNEL ISLES AREA.
DURING THE DECEMBER 2017 INTERNATIONAL TIDAL ENERGY SUMMIT HELD IN LONDON, TALKS TOOK PLACE BETWEEN SARK ELECTRICITY SENIOR DIRECTOR, DAVID GORDON - BROWN AND A DIRECTOR OF HALES WATER TURBINES LTD, RODNEY BROMFIELD WHO DISCUSSED THE POTENTIAL OF SUPPLYING TIDAL STREAM RENEWABLE ENERGY TO THE ISLAND OF SARK.
FOLLOWING CONTACT IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, DISCUSSIONS ON HOW THE DUCTED CONTRA-ROTATIONAL TIDAL STREAM HALES TURBINES IN A MODULAR STACK, COULD BE INSTALL IN THE TURBULENT TIDAL FLOWS CLOSE TO THE RUGGED SHORE TO SUPPLY THE ISLAND'S 300 - 550 kW ELECTRICAL LOADINGS.
FACING HIGH LEVELS OF LOCAL RED TAPE AND EU FUNDING ISSUES, AFTER CONFIRMING THAT 550 KW PLUS OF GENERATED ELECTRICITY COULD BE PROVIDED FOR 20 HOURS EACH DAY, WITH A SIMPLE DIRECT SYSTEM LINKED INTO THE SARK GRID WITH THE PRESENT DIESEL GENERATOR COVERING THE INTERMITTENT PERIOD, ALL AT THE COST RECOVER WELL WITHIN THE 25 YEAR HALES TIDAL TURBINE LIFE SPAN, TALKS WHERE THEN PUT ON HOLD.
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