Tanana River Hydrokinetic Test Site

Tanana River Hydrokinetic Test Site (TRTS) is used to test hydrokinetic power generating devices, related technologies, and to characterize the river environment under realistic Alaska river conditions. Researchers and industrial clients can use the test site to assess interaction between hydrokinetic devices and the environment in a controlled fashion at a well characterized site. The site’s anchored mooring system, located mid-channel, supports a floating platform able to secure a load up to 50,000 pounds. All required permits are secured. Placement of turbines in river is subject to final regulatory review.

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Site Manager

Alaska Center for Energy and Power, Pacific Marine Energy Center

Additional Information

Test Site Website

Device Status Is the test site actively testing or in planning (active)? Or is it permanently closed for business (inactive)?

Active

Energy Resource

Riverine

Duration

June 2015 - Ongoing

Grid Connectivity

Not Grid Connected

Waterbody

Tanana River

Site Characteristics Geographic characterization for the test site location:<ul> <li>Open Ocean: Main body of ocean, not enclosed or partially enclosed by land</li> <li>Coastal: Open water near the coast, spanning between land and shelf boundary</li> <li>Enclosed Bay: water that is partially surrounded by land, with a mouth open to larger water</li> <li>Constricted Channel: A channel where water flows quickly due to narrowing by the land</li> <li>River: Water flowing from land towards a larger body of water</li></ul>

River

Country

United States

Last Modified

17 June 2025

This Test Site has the following MRE Devices

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“Tanana River Hydrokinetic Test Site.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Test Sites, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https:https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Test_Sites/Tanana_River_Hydrokinetic_Test_Site. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.

Marine Energy Projects Database: Test Sites. <year>. "Tanana River Hydrokinetic Test Site." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https:https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Test_Sites/Tanana_River_Hydrokinetic_Test_Site.

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Tanana River Hydrokinetic Test Site

This Test Site has the following MRE Devices

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