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World’s largest tidal turbine?
Orkney based Scotrenewables Tidal Power has launched what is claimed to be the world’s largest energy generating tidal turbine, the 2 MW SR2000. The company launched the 550 tonne machine at Harland & Wolff Heavy Industries in Belfast in May.
The turbine will undergo preliminary trials in Belfast Lough before being towed to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney to commence a grid-connected test programme.
The culmination of more than 12 years of an engineering R&D programme, the turbine design follows Scotrenewables’ floating generating platform philosophy, which the company expects will deliver a step-change cost and risk reduction to the commercial tidal energy sector.
The company’s progress has been underpinned by longstanding support and investment of more than £25mn from main investors: ABB, the Scottish Government’s Renewable Energy Investment Fund, DP Energy, Fred Olsen Group and Total New Energies. Simon de Pietro, CEO of DP Energy says the tidal energy sector is rapidly approaching maturity: ‘The sector is now beyond its emerging phase and the SR2000 device is a bold step forward proving the viability of tidal as a sustainable, reliable and predictable energy source.’
The 2 MW SR2000 tidal turbine from Scotrenewables Tidal Power in Belfast
News Item details
Journal title: Energy World
Subjects: Electricity, FPSO, Renewables, Tidal Power, Energy infrastructure
