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MeyGen
| MeyGen | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 58°39′30″N 3°7′30″W / 58.65833°N 3.12500°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2014 |
| Commission date | 2016 |
| Owner | SAE |
| Tidal power station | |
| Type | |
| Type of TSG |
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| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 |
| Nameplate capacity | 6 MW (4 × 1.5 MW) |
| Annual net output | 10.2 GWh (2023) |
MeyGen (full name MeyGen tidal energy project) is a tidal stream energy plant in the north of Scotland.[1] The project is located in the Pentland Firth, specifically the Inner Sound between the Island of Stroma and the Scottish mainland.
It is currently being constructed in a phased manner.[2] The first phase of the project uses four 1.5 MW turbines with 18 m (59 ft) rotor diameter which were installed submerged on the seabed in winter 2016/17.[3] Meygen has been claimed to be the "world’s largest tidal stream power project". There are plans for up to 400 MW to be installed at the site.[4]
The project is owned and run by SAE Renewables (formerly called SIMEC Atlantis Energy, and prior to 2017 Atlantis Resources), although previously it was owned and run by Tidal Power Scotland Limited and Scottish Enterprise.
The high speed of currents in the area, reaching up to 5 m/s (11 mph), made the chosen site in the Pentland Firth well suited to this type of energy generation.[5]
- ^ "MeyGen". SAE Renewables. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Dickie, Mure (12 September 2016). "Scotland unveils world's largest tidal stream power project". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "World's first large-scale tidal energy farm launches in Scotland". The Guardian. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Atlantis installs fourth and final Meygen Phase 1A turbine". 4c Offshore. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Connor, Steve (10 July 2013). "Wave goodbye to hope of tidal energy exports, Scots politicians told". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.
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