Climate Changed
World's Biggest Tidal Stream Project to Add Two New Turbines
- Simec Atlantis raising MeyGen’s capacity to 10 megawatts
- Company planning to bring costs down with bigger rotors
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Simec Atlantis Energy Ltd., a renewable energy developer, announced a plan to extend its tidal stream project in Scotland by adding two new turbines.
The MeyGen facility currently has a capacity of 6 megawatts, and the extension will bring it to 10 megawatts, according to an emailed statement. It’s partially funded by a 16.8 million-euro ($19 million) support package from the European Commission. Atlantis is trying to bring costs down by using bigger rotors, more powerful generators and a single export cable.