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Tidal energy turbine set up in the sea

A 100ft underwater turbine destined to form part of a major tidal energy project has been installed in the sea around Orkney. The one megawatt (MW) device, which can power the annual electricity needs of 500 homes, will now undergo...

Tidal power in Jersey ‘within 20 years’, says EDF

Tidal energy could be used to power homes in Jersey, Guernsey and Sark in the next 20 years. The French energy company, EDF, is trialling the first of four underwater turbines in the Bay of St...

Have $53 billion to invest? Try UK tidal power

When a body of water has the second highest tidal rise and fall in the world, it might make sense to tap the that powerful ebb and flow for electricity. That idea has not been lost...

Clean energy from new wave and tidal turbine

Sensor Technology and its TorqSense torque sensor used on the Evopod, developed by Oceanflow Energy to demonstrate the viability of the oceans as an energy source. Practically infinite reliability was the defining requirement when researchers wanted...

ETI models the UK’s tidal energy resources

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) will model the UK's tidal energy resources to improve understanding of the possible interactions between tidal energy extraction systems as they are deployed between now and 2050. The £450,000 Tidal Modelling...

Hammerfest Strøm installs tidal power turbine in Orkney

The HS1000 tidal turbine will be used by ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) as part of its planned 10 MW tidal turbine array in the Sound of Islay, which could be installed as early as feasible during the period 2013 to...

Giant underwater turbine for tidal power is being tested

A giant underwater turbine that could herald the birth of tidal power in Britain is being tested off the coast of Orkney, Scotland. The 100-ft tall ‘Hammerfest Strom HS1000’ has the capacity to supply electricity for...

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