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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

World’s Largest Tidal Farm to be Launched in Scotland

World’s Largest Tidal Farm to be Launched in Scotland

Ten underwater turbines will generate 30GW a year from the seafloor in the Sound of Islay, following government approval.
A £40 million tidal array harnessing electricity from one of the UK’s most reliable and strongest tidal streams has been granted approval by the Scottish Government.
The 10MW tidal turbine project in the Sound of Islay, between the islands of Islay and Jura, will be the largest scheme of its kind in the world and will generate approximately 30GW per year, enough to power all the homes on Islay and Jura – and, crucially, their whisky distilleries.
Scotland has been described as the Saudi
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