France's HydroQuest-Hydrowatt consortium plans to install four of its double-axis vertical hydrokinetic turbines in the Rhone river later in October. The four turbines will have a combined 320 kW capacity. The four turbines were built by HydroQuest and Constructions Mecaniques de Normandie. In addition to generating electricity, the two new units are expected to provide electricity for downstream users such as water treatment plants, which would be able to use more renewable energy sources than they do now.
France's HydroQuest-Hydrowatt consortium plans to install four of its double-axis vertical hydrokinetic turbines in the Rhone river later in October. The four turbines will have a combined 320 kW capacity. The four turbines were built by HydroQuest and Constructions Mecaniques de Normandie. Renewable power producer Hydrowatt has managed and financed the project and will operate the river power facility once it has been installed.