Thursday, July 17 2008, the world’s first commercial-scale tidal turbine briefly delivered electricity into the UK’s national grid.
SeaGen was designed and built by the Bristol based tidal energy company Marine Current Turbines (MCT).
2. SeaGen works in principle much like an “underwater windmill” with the rotors driven by the power of the tidal currents rather than the wind. Strangford Lough has a highly energetic tide race and so is recognised as one of the main tidal “hotspots” in UK and Irish waters. Other areas are the waters off Anglesey, the Pentland Firth and the Channel Islands.
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