First Commercial-Scale Tidal Power System Delivers

First Commercial-Scale Tidal Power System Delivers July 18, 2008

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’s first commercial-scale tidal turbine developed by British tidal energy company, Marine Current Turbines, has delivered electricity onto the grid for the first time. In principle, SeaGen works much like an “underwater windmill”, driven by the power of the tidal currents.

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