Category Archives: tidal energy

Ireland launching world’s first tidal power scheme

The world’s first turbine to generate commercial amounts of electricity from tidal energy is being installed in Strangford Lough today.
The SeaGen turbine which can generate up to 1.2MW (enough to power approx 1,000 homes) was developed by Marine Current Turbines and works much like submerged windmills, but driven by flowing water rather than air. These […]