Scotland will build the world's largest tidal power station

Time：2019-03-08 00:00

In the Strait of Pentland in Scotland, a tidal current turbine has started generating electricity. This machine is part of the "MeyGen" project by Atlantis Resources, which laid submarine cables from tidal power plants to the coast in 2015. In October of this year, Atlantis collaborated with an engineering company to build four foundations underwater.

The first phase of work also includes the installation of four tidal turbine generators with a power of 1.5MW in the inner strait.
The design of the turbine was carried out by Andritz Hydro Hammerfest (AHH) company, who spent several days completing the communication for the first turbine and ensuring that all safety and management systems were functioning properly.

Similar to wind turbines, these tidal turbines have three blades and a pitch system, as well as a yaw system for turning the turbine 180 degrees when the tide changes direction. The power regulation equipment of the turbine is installed on land.

Atlantis stated that the turbine has been started for the adjustment and optimization of the control system. During this period, the turbine was able to generate electricity solely by utilizing the tides of the Panther Strait.

The next batch of motors will begin laying next year, with a funding support of 17 million euros from the European Commission's NER300 Foundation, which is dedicated to supporting carbon capture and renewable energy programs.
The company plans to expand the scale of its generators to dozens of units, ultimately providing approximately 40 MW of electricity, making it the world's largest tidal power station.