Chinese Marine Energy Center (CMEC) | Chinese Marine Energy Center (CMEC)

Chinese Marine Energy Center (CMEC)
Chinese Marine Energy Center (CMEC)
Lead Organisation Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (QNLM)
Country China
Type Wave, Tidal
Website http://www.qnlm.ac/en/index
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  • Type of Testing Wave, Tidal
    Year Established 2021
    Temperate/Tropical Temperate
    Commercial/Array/Full scale/Scale Full scale, Scale
    Development Status Under construction

    Overview

    Chinese Marine Energy Center (CMEC) is located in Zhaitang Island of Qingdao, which owns good and typical natural conditions in China. Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (QNLM) and Ocean University of China (OUC) are cooperatively planning and constructing CMEC by international standards under the support of Shandong provincial government and Qingdao municipal government. It is due to be established for the first phase of the project at the end of 2021 when two berths will open for service, of which one is for wave energy and the other is for tidal current energy.
  • Number of Berths 2
    Water Depth 35 m
    Min Water Depth (m)
    Max Water Depth (m)
    Avg Water Depth (m) 35
    Annual mean significant wave height 1.5 m
    Maximum recorded wave height
    Mean (averaged current speed)
    Maximum current speed 2 m/s
    Maximum tidal range 4.5 m
    Mean wind speed 5.5 m/s
    Max wind speed
    Seabed type rock
    Total test area (km2) 0.1
    Distance to land 800 m
    Grid connected N
    Grid connection capacity
    Rated export capacity and connection
    Proximity to nearest harbour (km) 1

  • Infrastructure

    office space, micro-grid system, cable, platform

    Equipment available to support site deployments

    X-band radar; wind and wave buoy, ADCP, unmanned ship, connector

    Services of test programmes offered on site

    power performance assessment, components testing, environmental monitoring