The unit is simply a two hulled boat with a paddle wheel in between the hulls. Anchored at the front and rear of each hull the unit is held securely on location in line with the current flow. As the water passes under the unit it turns the wheel and this in turn turns a generator. In this regard it is the same as wind power. The hulls have a platform around them with hand rails. The hulls have flat sides to make it easy to come along side and walk around, the spinning wheel is enclosed for safety, and the front and rear has a grid to prevent floating debris damaging the wheel All units will be designed and build to Marine Lloyds Standards. 

Mae’r uned yn ddim mwy na chwch dwy-gorff gyda pheiriant olwyn paddl rhwng y cyrff. Gyda’r angoriad yn y blaen ac yn ôl pob corff, caiff yr uned ei chadw’n ddiogel ar y lleoliad mewn llinell â’r llif cerrynt. Wrth i’r dŵr basio o dan yr uned, mae’n troi’r olwyn ac yn ei thro mae hyn yn troi generadur. Yn hyn o beth, mae’n yr un fath â phŵer gwynt. Mae gan y cyrff blatfform o’u hamgylch gyda rheiliau llaw. Mae gan y cyrff ochrau fflat i’w gwneud yn hawdd dod ochr yn ochr a cherdded o gwmpas, mae’r olwyn sy’n troi wedi’i chau am ddiogelwch, ac mae grid yn y blaen ac yn ôl i atal sbwriel arnofiol rhag niweidio’r olwyn. Bydd yr holl unedau wedi’u cynllunio a’u hadeiladu i Safonau Lloyds y Môr. 

 The big point is we can do this all around our coastline – every tidal estuary and large river can have one or several ‘clusters’ of units installed. The units singly or collectively bring the power ashore via a power cable to houses or farms around our coastal towns, and shoreline properties with a grid connection. The existing road and rail bridges bridges over rivers like the Humber, Forth and other estuary bridges make an easy shore connection. 

Y pwynt mawr yw y gallwn wneud hyn o amgylch ein harfordir – gall pob aber llanw ac afon fawr gael un neu sawl ‘clusdwr’ o unedau wedi’u gosod. Mae’r unedau’n unigol neu’n gydweithredol yn dod â’r pŵer i’r lan trwy gebl pŵer i dai neu ffermydd o amgylch ein trefi arfordirol, ac eiddo ar lan y môr gyda chysylltiad grid. Mae’r pontydd ffyrdd a rheilffyrdd presennol dros afonydd fel yr Humber, y Forth a phontydd aberoedd eraill yn gwneud cysylltiad i’r lan yn hawdd. 

 On shore the power is converted by standard inverters, same as in wind power, to match the grid requirements prior to export to the grid. Thus, all the complex electronics are ashore leaving the robust boat and water wheel to endure life in the costal environmental. The unit is fully enclosed. and can be painted red and green and used as marker buoys identifying the shipping channels. 

Ar y lan, caiff y pŵer ei drosi gan wrthdröyddion safonol, yr un fath â phŵer gwynt, i gyd-fynd â gofynion y grid cyn ei allforio i’r grid. Felly, mae’r holl electroneg cymhleth ar y lan gan adael y cwch cadarn a’r olwyn ddŵr i oddef bywyd yn yr amgylchedd arfordirol. Mae’r uned yn gwbl gaeedig ac yn gallu cael ei phaentio’n goch a gwyrdd a’i defnyddio fel biau marcio i adnabod y sianeli llongau. 

They could also be arranged as pontoons for yachts and other recreational craft to tie up, thus providing extra berthing facilities.  

Our existing offshore wind turbines cables could be shared to bring the generated power ashore, thus reducing infrastructure costs. 

Gellid hefyd eu trefnu fel pontynau i hwylfyrddau a chrefftau hamdden eraill glymu wrthynt, gan ddarparu cyfleusterau angori ychwanegol. Gellid rhannu ceblau ein tyrbinau gwynt ar y môr presennol i ddod â’r pŵer a gynhyrchir i’r lan, gan leihau costau seilwaith.