The Future Perhaps
Posted Mon, Aug 23rd 2010, 23:23A device thought to be the largest tidal turbine of its type to be built in the world has arrived in Orkney for testing. Trials on the device will be run at a European Marine Energy Centre test site off Eday.
The device stands 22.5m (73ft) tall, weighs 1,300 tonnes and has two sets of blades on a single unit.