Atlantis Resources has announced that the onshore construction for the MeyGen tidal project has begun today, the company’s press release reads.
Contractors will begin the construction of a 340 meter access road at the MeyGen tidal stream project today, which marks the start of all onshore construction at the site.
This represents a preparatory phase for the building of 398 MW tidal array offshore.
ABB, the principal contractor for all onshore construction of the MeyGen project, has named John Gunn & Sons Ltd to construct the access road, which is expected to be completed in 3 months time.
Onsite welfare facilities will be installed as well as the road, which will allow for the Horizontal Directional Drilling to commence close to the foreshore as well as prepare the ground for the Power Conversion Unit Building foundations (PCUB).
All onshore construction is expected to be finished over the next 12 months.
Situated in the Pentland Firth, the MeyGen array will consist of 269 submerged tidal turbines, with 398 MW capacity, enough to power 175,000 Scottish homes. In Phase 1A of the project, four submerged turbines generating 6 MW will be installed in the Inner Pentland Firth just north of Caithness, with first power expected to be delivered in 2016.
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