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1. Tidal Energy at the Uldolmok Strait, Korea Testing of the Gorlov Helical Turbine
designed and built by
GCK Technology, Inc.
conducted by the
Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute
(“KORDI”)
2. The inventor, Dr. Alexander Gorlov, with a sub-unit of the Gorlov Helical Turbine (“GHT”) during construction of the GHT (1m diameter, 2.5 m length) tested by KORDI in the Uldolmok Strait.
6. Demonstration projectsCape Cod--1996
7. Tidal Power system with 3 GHTs under a motel in Maine, May 2003
8. Shelter Island Strait, July 2004
13. The first tidal power generation from a GHT was on July 10, 2002. The 1 meter GHT turned at 160-180 rpms in a 4 knot current and generated 8-10 kW.
14. In 2004 GCK built a larger GHT, 2.2 m in diameter and 2.5 m in length to be tested at KORDI’s site in the Uldolmok Strait.
15. 1 meter and 2.2 meter GHTs during testing by KORDI in the Uldolmok Strait.
16. GORLOV’S CONCEPTUAL DESIGNfor a floating power station in the Uldolmok Strait
17. KORDI’S CONCEPTUAL DESIGNfor a fixed power station in the Uldolmok Strait
18. KORDI ESTIMATES OF TIDAL POWER IN THE JIN-DO ISLAND AREAUldolmok Strait = 470 MWJaing Juk Strait = 1,230 MWMaeng Gol Strait = 1,910 MWTOTAL = 3,610 MWThis is the equivalent of 3.5 nuclear power plants