{"id":104509,"date":"2021-07-29T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T12:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=104509"},"modified":"2021-07-29T08:16:27","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T12:16:27","slug":"bbc-most-powerful-tidal-turbine-starts-generating-electricity-off-orkney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=104509","title":{"rendered":"(BBC) ‘Most powerful’ tidal turbine starts generating electricity off Orkney"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A tidal-powered turbine, which its makers say is the most powerful in the world, has started to generate electricity via the grid in Orkney.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Orbital O2 has the capacity to meet the annual electricity demand of 2,000 homes for the next 15 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In May, it was sailed out of Dundee<\/a>, where it was assembled over 18 months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The 680-tonne turbine is now anchored in the Fall of Warness where a subsea cable connects the 2MW offshore unit to the local onshore electricity network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Orbital Marine Power said its first commercial turbine, which will be powered by the fast-flowing waters, is a “major milestone”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It is also providing power to an onshore electrolyser to generate green hydrogen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A tidal-powered turbine, which its makers say is the most powerful in the world, has started to generate electricity via the grid in Orkney https:\/\/t.co\/DxPp83dIPY<\/a><\/p>\n

— BBC Scotland News (@BBCScotlandNews) July 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n