In the latest of a series of onsite tests at EMEC Stromness based Scotrenewables Tidal Power Limited has successfully generated and exported power into the UK national grid for the first time.
On the 18th of April the SR250 full-scale prototype was towed to EMEC Fall of Warness tidal test site and connected to it’s mooring system and electrical cable at slack tide ready for generation. The turbine began to generate and export power with the turn of the tide – in doing so the SR250 prototype has become the world’s first floating tidal turbine to achieve export of power to the national grid.
According to Barry Johnston, Scotrenewables Founder and Managing Director : “ Yesterday’s successful export of power was a very significant day in the history of Scotrenewables which we have built up to by carrying out a series of intensive tow trials and onsite tests over the past number of months. This achievement is a great testament to the efforts of the team. We still have a long way to go but we look forward with confidence to building up to longer term higher power tests over the course of the summer.”
[mappress] Subsea World News Staff , April 23, 2012; Image: Scotrenewables