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A venture owned by Morgan Stanley, International Power Plc and Atlantis Resources Corp. won a contract to develop a tidal power project in U.K. waters off northern Scotland. The Crown Estate, which owns the seabed in British waters, awarded the contract to MeyGen, a group that includes the three companies, according to a statement released…

A huge tidal project is set to be developed in the Pentland Firth after the rights to the site were awarded to a consortium by the Crown Estate. It has described the Inner Sound, which lies between the Caithness coast and island of Stroma, as one of the Firth’s “most energetic” tidal areas. The scheme…

MeyGen plans to deploy 400 Atlantis and TGL turbines after securing Crown Estate lease for Inner Sound project, while Marine Energy Centre celebrates power deal Jessica Shankleman, BusinessGreen, 27 Oct 2010 Scotland’s emerging wave and tidal sector received a major boost today after a consortium of firms won the right to develop one of the…

In this week’s podcast: We discuss whether Chris Huhne’s claims for his Green Deal being the most “ambitious energy-saving plan ever put forward” are really anything more than political rhetoric. We take a look at an alternative energy source provided by the moon – tidal energy. We ask this week’s guest Tim Cornelius from tidal…

August 24th, Orkney:  Atlantis Resources Corporation has successfully deployed its AK1000™ tidal turbine – the world’s largest and most powerful tidal turbine – on its subsea berth, in 35 meters of water at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, Scotland. The installation follows the turbine unveiling ceremony, held in Invergordon on August 12th  and…

What is being described as the world’s largest tidal power turbine was unveiled this week in Scotland. Dubbed the AK1000 by its developer, the Atlantis Resources Corporation, the one-megawatt turbine weighs 1,430 tons, stands nearly 75 feet tall and has six 60-foot diameter blades that can produce enough electricity to supply more than 1,000 homes.…

The world’s largest tidal turbine was yesterday unveiled at a facility in Invergordon, Scotland, marking the culmination of a decade of development activity and moving tidal power one step closer to commercial viability. The AK1000 was developed by Atlantis Resources Corporation, a developer of electricity-generating tidal current turbines, and is due to be installed on…

Atlantis Resources Corporation (“Atlantis”), one of the world’s leading developers of electricity-generating tidal current turbines, unveiled the largest and most powerful tidal power turbine ever built, the AK1000™, yesterday at Invergordon, Scotland. The AK1000™ is due for installation at a dedicated berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (“EMEC”), located in Orkney, Scotland later this…

London, UK Marine hydro developer Atlantis Resources Corporation has unveiled the AK1000, the largest and most powerful tidal power turbine ever built. The AK1000 tidal turbine is due for installation at a dedicated berth at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, Scotland, later this summer. Producing 1 megawatt of power, the AK1000 is capable…

What is thought to be the biggest tidal energy turbine in the world has been unveiled in the Scottish Highlands, ahead of testing off Orkney. The Atlantis Resources AK-1000, with blades measuring 18m in diameter, is designed to be capable of generating power for up to 1,000 homes. Craig Anderson reports from the Invergordon docks…