World's first "commercial scale" tidal generator planned for March

James S Murray
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Marine Current Turbines is poised to install its 1.2MW SeaGen system at Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland and connect it to the grid

UK tidal energy firm Marine Current Turbines (MCT) has announced that it plans to install the world's first commercial scale, grid-connected tidal energy generator at Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland...

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