Atlantis Resources Limited Investment decision for Project Stroma - MeyGen
December 15 2016 - 2:00AM
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Atlantis Resources Limited
15 December 2016
15 December 2016
Atlantis Resources Limited
("Atlantis" or the "Company")
Investment decision for Project Stroma - MeyGen Phase 1B
Atlantis is pleased to announce that Stroma Tidal Power Limited
("STPL"), the Company's wholly owned project company behind the
next phase of the development at the MeyGen site, has confirmed its
investment decision to proceed with the development, which is known
as Project Stroma (MeyGen Phase 1B). STPL carried out a competitive
tender process for the project construction contracts which has led
to the investment decision and enables the project to proceed to
construction in 2017.
This next phase of the MeyGen site development is an important
step in demonstrating progress to a lower cost of energy for tidal
stream. Project Stroma will include larger diameter rotors to
capture more energy from the tidal flow, as well as optimised
turbine power ratings. Furthermore, Project Stroma will use drilled
foundation structures rather than the material intensive gravity
foundations used in MeyGen Phase 1A. The turbines will be provided
by Marine Current Turbines Limited, which was purchased by Atlantis
from Siemens in 2015 in an all-share deal.
Tim Cornelius, CEO of Atlantis, said:
"The lessons we have learned from Phase 1A and the confidence it
has given to both us and our supply chain allow us to deliver
significant improvements and refinements in this next phase. We
believe these improvements will yield more electricity for each
pound of investment and represent a material step down our cost
reduction curve. STPL has been working towards this investment
decision in line with the specified programme for the NER300 fund,
which has awarded EUR16.8 million of grant support to Project
Stroma."
Enquiries:
Atlantis Resources via FTI Consulting
Tim Cornelius, Chief Executive
Officer
Simon Counsell, Chief Financial
Officer
+44 (0)20 7418
Peel Hunt LLP 8900
Adrian Trimmings
Jock Maxwell Macdonald
+44 (0)20 3727
FTI Consulting 1000
Ben Brewerton
Alex Beagley
James Styles
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