McCoy and the mate tried it, and felt the line thrumming and vibrating savagely to the grip of the
tidal stream.
The flat intermediate country was intersected by a labyrinth of
tidal streams, winding up from the invisible sea in strange fantastic curves -- rivers at high water, and channels of mud at low.
The 72m-long O2, capable of generating more than 2MW from
tidal stream resources, will be built in Scotland and installed at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney.
Orbital's chief executive, Andrew Scott, said: "We greatly appreciate the Scottish Government's ongoing commitment and support for
tidal stream energy, and this award will enable us to deliver a truly exciting and transformational project and continue the proud tradition of Scottish innovation and engineering.
Orbital Marine Power Ltd, the world's leading developer of floating
tidal stream turbines, has selected FAUN Trackway to manufacture the anchors for its new O2
tidal stream turbine at FAUN Trackway's facilities in Llangefni on Anglesey.
It marks the completion of the 1.2MW SeaGen
tidal stream energy project lifecycle, the company said.
Therefore, tidal power, either using a lagoon or
tidal stream, can only generate power for four periods in every 24 hours.
The real bonus of
tidal stream is due to the sheer energy density contained in each tonne of moving water--and the natural phasing of output when generators are dispersed along a coastline.
A turbine for the MeyGen
tidal stream project in the Pentland Firth was unveiled at the Nigg Energy Park outside Inverness in the Highlands.
The 10MW Skerries
Tidal Stream Array, which was to be Wales's first commercial tidal energy farm, was given planning permission from the Welsh Government in February 2013 and was due to create dozens of local jobs.
tidal stream - a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream