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1MW tidal power system

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A British company has developed a tidal power system that should produce up to 1MW of electricity.

The TidEl system from SMD Hydrovision comprises floating turbines that are attached to the seabed by chains. The mooring arrangement allows the system to generate electricity in both directions, simply by flipping over as the tide changes direction.

A one-tenth scale model was tested in a water tank at the New and Renewable Energy Centre in Northumberland last January. The complete system, consisting of buoyant dual generator, spread mooring and grid integration controls, was

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