Video: World’s most powerful tidal turbine launched
680-tonne tidal turbine transferred into the River Tay on its way to join EMEC.
Orbital Marine Power has successfully launched the world’s most powerful marine turbine, the Orbital O2. The 2MW tidal turbine was transferred from a shoreside facility in Dundee into the River Tay using a submersible barge.
The turbine build was managed by TEXO Fabrication and the O2 will now be towed to the Orkney Islands where it will be commissioned and connected to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) — becoming the world’s most powerful tidal turbine.
Orbital’s chief executive Andrew Scott, said: “This is a huge milestone for Orbital; the O2 is a remarkable example of British cleantech innovation and the build we have completed here is an inspiring display of what a UK supply chain can achieve if given the opportunity – even under the extraordinary pressures of a pandemic.”
