Largest Tidal Turbine - world record set by The AK1000:
Largest Tidal Turbine - world record set by The AK1000
ORKNEY Scotland, UK -- Atlantis Resources Corporation, one of the world’s leading developers of electricity-generating tidal current turbines, has successfully deployed its AK1000™ tidal turbine, (which has an 18 meter rotor diameter, weighs 1300 tonnes and stands at a height of 22.5 meters) in 35 meters of water at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney -setting the new world record for the Largest Tidal Turbine.
Photo:TheWorld’s Largest Tidal Turbineincorporates cutting edge technology from suppliers across the globe, has an 18 meter rotor diameter, weighs 1300 tonnes and stands at a height of 22.5 meters. Atlantis Resources Corporation photo (enlarge photo)
Despatching 1MW of predictable power at a water velocity of 2.65m/s, the AK1000™ is capable of generating enough electricity for over 1000 homes. It is designed for harsh weather and rough, open ocean environments such as those found off the Scottish coast.
The AK1000™ nacelle was fabricated by Soil Marine Dynamics in Newcastle in England and the gravity base structure and system assembly was completed by Isleburn Engineering, a member of the Aberdeen based Global Energy Group. Steel for the turbine came from Corus’ Scunthorpe facility.
The Largest Tidal Turbine in The World is expected to be environmentally benign due to a low rotation speed whilst in operation and will deliver predictable, sustainable power to the local Orkney grid.
Largest Tidal Turbine - world record set by The AK1000
ORKNEY Scotland, UK -- Atlantis Resources Corporation, one of the world’s leading developers of electricity-generating tidal current turbines, has successfully deployed its AK1000™ tidal turbine, (which has an 18 meter rotor diameter, weighs 1300 tonnes and stands at a height of 22.5 meters) in 35 meters of water at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney -setting the new world record for the Largest Tidal Turbine.
Photo:TheWorld’s Largest Tidal Turbineincorporates cutting edge technology from suppliers across the globe, has an 18 meter rotor diameter, weighs 1300 tonnes and stands at a height of 22.5 meters. Atlantis Resources Corporation photo (enlarge photo)
Despatching 1MW of predictable power at a water velocity of 2.65m/s, the AK1000™ is capable of generating enough electricity for over 1000 homes. It is designed for harsh weather and rough, open ocean environments such as those found off the Scottish coast.
The AK1000™ nacelle was fabricated by Soil Marine Dynamics in Newcastle in England and the gravity base structure and system assembly was completed by Isleburn Engineering, a member of the Aberdeen based Global Energy Group. Steel for the turbine came from Corus’ Scunthorpe facility.
The Largest Tidal Turbine in The World is expected to be environmentally benign due to a low rotation speed whilst in operation and will deliver predictable, sustainable power to the local Orkney grid.
