The Islay project, located between the islands of Islay and Jura off thewest coast of Scotland, is expected to be brought online in 2016 using as manyas four Alstom machines alongside a quartet of same-sized devices from AndritzHydro Hammerfest.

“The addition of Alstom to the Islay project signals major benefits for thefuture growth of the tidal energy sector,” says SPR managing director Simon Christian.

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