The
1MW
machine,
a
scaled-up
version
of
a
grid-connected
300kW
prototype
that
has
been
operating
in
the
currents
of
Norway’s
Kvalsundet
fjord
since
2003,
is
expected
to
move
into
fully
operational
performance
and
reliability
testing
early
in
the
New
Year.
SPR
was
awarded
planning
consent
by
the
Scottish
government
in
March
2011
for
a
10MW
development
in
the
Sound
of
Islay.
“This
is
a
major
milestone
in
the
development
of
tidal
power
technology
in
Scotland,
and
for
the
tidal
power
industry
across
the
world,”
says
SPR
chief
executive
Keith
Anderson.
“We
anticipate…
