The first commercial scale deep water electricity generator
This device which is expected generate energy from the tides of the sea on a commercial scale belongs to Marine Current Turbines and was built and assembled at the Harland and Wolff dockyard at Bellfast.
This first project which consists of a huge 1,000 tonne pole with two turbines is being installed at Strangford Lough, Nothern Irland and is expected to generate enough energy for 1.000 homes (1,2MW) within weeks.
This system works with 16m blades that are propelled with the force of the sea tides which can reach the velocity of 8 knots at Strangford Lough.
If this double turbine generator is successful at producing the amounts of energy expected, the company will expand to a tidal farm taking over the Anglesey coast by 2010 or 2011.
This is a technology that is developing incredibly fast, leaving us the certainty that new projects will arrive and that new things will be implemented in a nearby future.
Since this is a clean and renewable power source we can only expect that everything goes according to plan and that more countries besides Britain start investing on it because it will boost the development of this technology and reduce the amount of polluting emission.
April 7th, 2008 at 10:59 am
These turbines will be placed in the tidal waters off the Skerries Lighthouse. Seven turbines are planned, each with a power of 1.5 MW, making for a total of 10.5 MW. There are port facilities at nearby Holyhead, and the infrastructure for a connection to the grid system is present nearby.
April 7th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
yeah men, but the first turbines delivering this kind of power will be online next week at Strangford Lough.
The ones you talk about will probably be online around 2010 or 2011 as stated in the post.
Thanks
April 7th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
how many fish will it kill?
April 7th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
That’s a good question
Hopefully none…