The agreement, which marks the start of the second phase of the ETI's tidal energy converter (TEC) project, will see a pair of Atlantis-designed 1.5MW turbines installed on an as-yet-undisclosed "innovative" foundation concept at the tidal stream array in the Pentland Firth.

“Phase 2 of the TEC project will see Atlantis expand its turbine array at the MeyGen site at Scotland and the scale of commercial marine energy generation in the UK," states Atlantis chief executive Tim Cornelius.

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