Most powerful tidal turbine launched off the coast of Britain

Photo: Orbital Marine Power

The turbine will be able to meet the annual electricity demand of about 2,000 homes in the UK

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The 74 meter long turbine will operate in waters off the Orkney Islands for the next 15 years.

The Orbital O2 turbine, which uses the energy of the tides, was launched off the coast of Great Britain. This is reported on the site developer Orbital Marine Power.

The company calls its turbine the most powerful plant of its kind in the world.

The 74 meter turbine is expected to operate in waters off the Orkney Islands for the next 15 years. It will be able to meet the annual electricity demand of about 2,000 homes in the UK.

In addition, Orbital O2 will also power the onshore electrolysis plant, which will generate green hydrogen, a potential fuel that comes from electrolysis of water with a minimum of harmful emissions.

Orbital Marine Power CEO Andrew Scott called the turbine launch a “milestone” for the company and expressed hope that O2 will provide a boost “to harness tidal resources around the world to play a role in combating climate change while creating a new low-carbon industrial sector.”

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