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Test Installation of Tidal Energy Turbine in Pedder bay | Race Rocks Ecological Reserve-
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In the first week of September, the turbine arrived from Vancouver and was moored at Pearson College.
It was cradled on a barge built specifically as a service vessel.
The vessel is named the Lena Marie after the wife of Barry Davis, the original designer.
On Sept 15 , the turbine was taken to the outer part of the bay for its first sea trial.
The connector which will fit into the top section of the piling.
Electrical connections for the temporary test.
As the barge went out of the bay, the floating building of the college is photographed..
..through the 1 meter hole in the centre off the turbine
Positioning the barge
Preparing to release the transport cradle
The transport supporting cradle has to be removed from the turbine
supporting sides of the cradle are removed.
The turbine is now ready to be lifted from its cradle.
The turbine is hoisted up out of the cradle
Tugboat through the turbine
The first immersion in the water.
Immersion
These are clips from a video, taken on the Pedder Bay Trial-immersion day .. They are not linked to larger images.
.Brian adjusts the connections before submersion.
Photos by Garry Fletcher
The turbine is lifted back out of the water after electrical tests were conducted.