Tidal turbine on course for UK funding

The SeaGen tidal energy turbine, designed by Britain’s Marine Current Turbines Ltd, has achieved and passed the UK Government’s operating performance criteria for the UK’s emerging tidal and wave energy technologies.

MCT’s SeaGen tidal turbine in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland, is supplying power to the grid.

The SeaGen tidal energy turbine, designed by Britain’s Marine Current Turbines Ltd, has achieved and passed the UK Government’s operating performance criteria for the UK’s emerging tidal and wave energy technologies.