Installation of four 1.5 MW turbines (MeyGen Phase 1a) is taking place in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth, in the far north of Scotland and comes after successful placement of foundations in October.
Lead developer on MeyGen and global leader in the tidal power sector is Atlantis Resources, whose CEO, Tim Cornelius, stated: “This is the moment we have been working towards since we first identified the MeyGen site back in 2007, and I am immensely proud of and grateful for the remarkable team of people who have contributed to this milestone.”
He continued: “The success of this first phase is a foundation for the tidal industry to build upon to ensure we develop a new energy sector which can deliver clean, predictable and affordable power from the UK’s own abundant resources. When it comes to energy, we think consumers should be asking for the moon, and we know how to harness it.”
The 6-MW capacity of Phase 1a pales in comparison to the full scope for the MeyGen project though.
Speaking to Renewable Energy World, Cornelius said: “We’re underway with a very successful construction campaign offshore with installation of the first four 1.5-MW turbines within Phase 1a. Installation is due to be completed before the end of the year.”
He said that this part of the installation is only the precursor to rolling out the rest of the array to about 261 turbines in total.
“With capacity of 398 MW, it will be the largest tidal array in the world. We expect to announce first power towards the end of this year,” he said.
Of the significance of MeyGen Phase 1a for marine energy industry, Lindsay Roberts, senior policy manager at Scottish Renewables, told Renewable Energy World: "Scotland has been at the forefront of tidal energy innovation for many years, from design to testing, and now — with the MeyGen project — deployment.
source: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com
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