Technology Overview

Our free-stream turbines are designed to produce electricity for powering homes, lodges and commercial installations.  The turbines convert the kinetic energy of flowing water in tidal or river currents into clean and reliable power.  Tidal and river sites with mean flows above 5 knots and depths over 8 meters are ideal locations for our turbine units.

At the core of our technology lies a high-efficiency turbine module consisting of a vertical axis rotor housed inside a duct.  Extensive technology development through computer modeling and prototype testing at the National Research Council towing tank facility has resulted in an elegant and optimized design. The turbine module is scalable and can be easily adapted for deployment from floating platforms, directly on the seabed ,or into existing civil infrastructures. 

Once patent applications have been granted, we will be in a position to disclose more images and details about the technology.  If you would like to learn more, please contact us at info@mavi-innovations.ca and we'd be happy to discuss our technology in more detail.

Product Range

Off-grid Applications

We are presently working towards the demonstration of the Mi2, an ocean class turbine that can generate enough electricity for approximately 15-20 homes. The Mi2 is specifically designed to reduce the consumption of diesel in off-grid applications.  For active sites, the cost of producing electricity with the Mi2 is lower than with the use of diesel generators, with the added benefit of being clean and quiet.  All Mi2 floating units have the following built-in features:

• turnkey solution: complete remote power solution including mooring, cable management and integration with existing network
• low maintenance costs: all components including turbine blades and bearings can be serviced above water
  
• simple deployment and towing to and from site: the Mi2 can be towed and deployed on-site without the need for a specialized vessel
• robust ocean design: designed to shipbuilding standards for a 20+ year design life
• modular design:  specifically designed for a seamless integration of additional turbine units

Utility Scale Applications

A larger-scale version of the Mi2 is currently being designed with an increased capacity to power larger coastal communities, as well as feed electricity into the grid.  Depending on the specific application, the turbine modules can be either floating, gravity-mounted, or integrated into existing civil infrastructures.