Here are some pictures taken at different stages of the project HAO-Laval, and mostly during the experimental campaign which has taken place at Lac Beauport near Quebec City in the summer 2009:
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Laboratory tests prior to field tests
Laboratory tests prior to field tests
Laboratory tests prior to field tests
Assembling the boat for the first time
Launching the boat
Launching the boat
Hydrokinetic turbine and its lift ready for transport
Turbine and lift installation
Turbine and lift installation
Turbine and lift installation
Turbine and lift installation
docked boat
Instrumented HAO boat
View from the boat
Underwater wings from the lowered turbine
Command post
Turbine control and data acquisition are made through a laptop computer.