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January 28, 2014

Island channel could power about half of Scotland
Edinburgh UK (SPX) Jan 28, 2014
Renewable tidal energy sufficient to power about half of Scotland could be harnessed from a single stretch of water off the north coast of the country, engineers say. Researchers have completed the most detailed study yet of how much tidal power could be generated by turbines placed in the Pentland Firth, between mainland Scotland and Orkney, and estimate 1.9 gigawatts (GW) could be available. The in-depth assessment by engineers at the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh offers valuable insights ... read more

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