Scotland could realistically generate nearly half of the electricity that it currently uses solely with the tidal energy available in Pentland Firth, according to new research from Oxford University. Tidal turbines stretched across the region could provide a maximum of somewhere around 1.9 GW of electricity, with a more practical … [continued]
Scotland may not be as large as Germany or Australia or the US, but it certainly deserves a bit more attention when it comes to its clean energy leadership. Scotland already gets over 30% renewable electricity — about 33% today according to the interviewee in the first video below; 39% … [continued]
The Scottish government has made grants totaling 7.9 million pounds to five wave and tidal power companies. These grants are the second round of the Wave & Tidal Energy: Research, Development & Demonstration Support (WATERS) funding. Grants were made to two wave energy companies and three working on tidal … [continued]
A community-owned tidal turbine which is claimed to be the first in the world is expected to be installed off the coast of the Shetland Islands early in 2013, according to Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond. Nova Innovations is the company that will supply this 30-kw hydroelectric generator. This … [continued]
Scotland opened its first — and the world’s largest — marine energy park earlier this week. The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Energy Park (MEP) is expected to have a power capacity of up to 1.6 GW. The UK leads tidal power in the world, with 46 power … [continued]
Scotland’s first and only currently consented tidal power project has successfully completed an initial testing period in Orkney, and is now providing electricity to homes and business on the nearby island of Eday. The 1-MW underwater turbine was installed last December and has been undergoing a battery of tests … [continued]
