Tidal Energy
Tidal Energy
Government funding to kick-start tidal energy innovation
The Government will invest over £10m in new research and development that will help to pioneer tidal energy generation at scale. Marine Energy - Supporting Array Technologies is a competition for collaborative R&D funding that will...
Tidal Energy
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 Energy
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...
Tidal Energy
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...
Tidal Energy
First phase of tidal energy scheme at Ness of Quoys is on track
A TIDAL energy project off the Caithness coast is set to move forward next year. MeyGen Ltd plans to submit its environmental statement for phase one of the development to the Scottish Government early in 2012....
Tidal Energy
Rolls Royce hits 100 MWh tidal turbine milestone
The 500 kW tidal turbine prototype was designed and built by Rolls-Royce's subsidiary Tidal Generation Ltd. Installed as part of the Deep-Gen III project, co-funded by the UK Government-backed Technology Strategy Board, the Rolls-Royce prototype tidal...
Tidal Energy
COMMUNITY TIDAL POWER IN SCOTLAND MOVES A STEP CLOSER
A tidal stream turbine which is easily deployable and accessible moved a step closer to providing community tidal power in Scotland having reached an Agreement for Lease with The Crown Estate for a test site in Sanda Sound, South...
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