Alstom Tidal Turbine Turns On The Juice

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Alstom draws power from its 1-megawatt tidal turbine for the first time as testing unfolds at the European Marine Energy Centre. Read more →

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Alstom’s Tidal Power Roll: 1-MW Turbine Test Set

Alstom tidal turbine

A 1-megawatt Tidal Generation turbine is installed for testing in Scotland, paving the way for Alstom's purchase of the company from Rolls Royce. Read more →

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Tidal Turbine’s Fish, Seabird Impact Put To Test

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Is marine power environmentally friendly? A U.K. project is looking into the matter, using sophisticated sonar to monitor a tidal turbine in Scottish waters. Read more →

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On Wave Power, Oregon Looks To Europe For Help

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The groups developing the Pacific Marine Energy Center select the European Marine Energy Centre to povide a development plan. Read more →

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Scottish Wave Power Gets Boost From Vattenfall

Pelamis P2 Wave Energy Converter

Vattenfall, which aims to build a big wave power plant off the Shetlands, grabs the final test berth at the European Marine Energy Center. Read more →

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Ocean Energy ‘Penguin’ Ready To Ride The Waves

Image via Wello

The Finnish renewable technology company Wello says its 0.5-megawatt Penguin wave device is ready for deployment at the European Marine Energy Centre. Read more →

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Underwater Turbine In Place Off Scotland

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Hammerfest Strom's underwater tidal-power turbine is in place at the European Marine Energy Center, with testing set to begin in 2012. Read more →

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Wave Power Array To Get Real-World Test

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ScottishPower Renewables' wave power generator is the newest addition to the machines being tested at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, Scotland. Read more →

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Rolls-Royce’s Tidal Turbine Hits Milestone

tidal generation tidal turbine

From its subsea platform in Orkney, Scotland, a tidal turbine engineered by Rolls-Royce is the first of its kind to deliver 100 MWh of electricity to the grid. Read more →

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Scotland Bets Big On Wave And Tidal Power

Scotland has designated £35 million, the government's largest commitment yet, to commercialize marine and tidal energy technologies over the next three years. Read more →

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