With the concept design of our first-generation HKS technology completed in late 2019, the development of a full-scale 200kW HKS.r demonstration unit was funded by our first successful Innovate UK Energy Catalyst grant in 2020.

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At the time, with a democratic government in place, thoughwith energy poverty still at above 60% of the population, Myanmar presenteditself as the perfect country to develop our river power generation technology.

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Despite the impact of COVID-19 hitting in March 2020, ourexcellent in-country links to project partners meant that the construction andfloat-out of our HKS.r demonstrator was completed on-schedule in December 2021.

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Originally destined for relocation to a remote villagelocation, sadly the political events of February 2021 in Myanmar frustrated thefinal intended deployment of the HKS.r demonstrator. Since then however, theunit has been extensively tested at a range of river flow speeds at its currentlocation in Yangon, proving-out the power generation curve, and providing acomprehensive validation of the design.

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See the HKS demonstrator on GoogleEarth here: https://goo.gl/maps/ub5xiyvgWKo5giir9