The grid-connected 1.2MW system, a twin-rotored, horizontal-axis concept developed by UK company Marine Current Turbines (MCT), was first deployed at the site in 2008.
“SeaGen is a working demonstration of UK innovation, which we hope to export worldwide. As well as our demonstrable technical success in generating electricity at meaningful scale, the backing of Siemens has greatly facilitated our commercialisation plans,” says Andrew Tyler, chief executive of MCT.
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