'Phenomenal performance': Orkney tidal array delivering record power

Madeleine Cuff
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The floating tidal array from ScotRenewables | Credit: ScotRenewables
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The floating tidal array from ScotRenewables | Credit: ScotRenewables

Scotrenewables' floating tidal stream turbine has generated 3GWh of renewable electricity in the first 12 months of operation

A pioneering floating tidal turbine in Scotland is delivering renewable power at a rate approaching mature renewable technologies such as solar and onshore wind, according to its developers ScotRenewables....

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