The Welsh Government proposes to introduce a Marine Planning Notice (MPN) to identify Strategic Resources Areas (SRAs) for tidal stream energy. Tidal stream energy resource occurs in several areas around the Welsh coast, mainly where water flows are restricted, such as areas around coastal headlands. However, there are a limited number of small and discrete […]
Tidal power: MeyGen Phase 1A approaches 400MWh of generation Global tidal power company Atlantis has confirmed that the MeyGen array continues to deliver clean, sustainable and predictable electricity to the National Grid. Meygen entered operation in November 2016 and was awarded full Ofgem accreditation as a 5 ROC project in February 2017, In the first three […]
Water Briefing: ‘Atlantis, a global leader in the tidal power sector, has today announced that first power has been produced from MeyGen, the world’s largest planned tidal stream energy project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland. The turbine, supplied by Andritz Hydro Hammerfest (AHH), was successfully installed last week and plugged into the pre-laid cable which […]
Scotland will be home to the world’s first ever large-scale tidal stream farm as part of a drive to develop Scotland’s marine renewables industry, creating jobs and investment. Water Briefing: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visited the MeyGen project, owned by Atlantis Resources, to see the first turbines in the planned tidal stream array during a […]