More power from MeyGen

Tidal power developer Atlantis has deployed and energised the first AR1500 tidal stream turbine at the MeyGen project in the Pentland Firth.

The equipment was deployed in less than 60 minutes after the earlier installation of its proprietary wet mate connection management system.

In November last year it was announced that the first power had been delivered to the grid from the first of the three Andritz Hydro Hammerfest tidal stream turbines.

The AR1500 is the fourth turbine to be deployed offshore and connected to the grid onshore at a control building at Ness of Quoys in Caithness.

The turbine was in action within an hour of being installed.