{"id":2584,"date":"2010-08-23T04:36:47","date_gmt":"2010-08-23T08:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=2584"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:52:28","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:52:28","slug":"surfs-up-tidal-power-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/surfs-up-tidal-power-in-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Surf\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s up: tidal power in Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_2587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2587\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HS1000-hammerfeststrom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HS1000-hammerfeststrom.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"HS1000-hammerfeststrom\" width=\"275\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2587\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Via Renewbl.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>A Norwegian tidal energy company, Hammerfest Strom, which is partially owned by ScottishPower Renewables, has entered a $6.25 million deal with Burntisland Fabrications in order to build a 1-megawatt tidal turbine.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Tidal power means harnessing energy from the flow of sea tide, which in some parts of the world can provide significant amounts of renewable energy. It is estimated that Scotland harbours one-fourth of the Europe&#8217;s offshore tidal and wind resources.<br \/>\n<!--adsense#300--><\/p>\n<p>The 10 turbines will be set up in the Sound of Islay and by 2013 could make the Island of Islay a 100% renewable energy place. The project will be the largest demonstration tidal power initiative in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Hammerfest Strom announced that it received a $6.07 million grant from the Carbon Trust for the construction and testing of a 1 MW tidal power device at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, also in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p><!--adsense--><\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/scotland-sets-itself-ambitious-renewable-energy-target\/\" title=\"Scotland Sets Itself Ambitious Renewable Energy Target\">Scotland Sets Itself Ambitious Renewable Energy Target<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wave-energy-gibraltar\/\" title=\"Gibraltar Enters Wave Power Agreement\">Gibraltar Enters Wave Power Agreement<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/british-clean-energy-company-finances-the-new-wave-in-ocean-power\/\" title=\"British Clean Energy Company Finances the New Wave in Ocean Power\">British Clean Energy Company Finances the New Wave in Ocean Power<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/energy-from-waste-facility-to-be-powered-with-thermal-energy\/\" title=\"Energy-from-waste facility to be powered with thermal energy\">Energy-from-waste facility to be powered with thermal energy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/scottish-island-gets-green-prize\/\" title=\"Scottish island gets green prize\">Scottish island gets green prize<\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Norwegian tidal energy company, Hammerfest Strom, which is partially owned by ScottishPower Renewables, has entered a $6.25 million deal with Burntisland Fabrications in order to build a 1-megawatt tidal turbine. 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