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Marine Current Turbines (MCT)

Siemens-owned Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT), established in 1999, is both first mover and world leader in tidal power systems. With its technological history stretching back to the 1970s, MCT has led the way in commercialising tidal energy generation.
In 2003 MCT installed the world’s first offshore tidal turbine; Seaflow 300kW, near Lynmouth in Devon. In 2008, the installation and commissioning of the world’s first commercial scale tidal turbine was completed; the SeaGen S 1.2MW, located in Strangford Narrows in Northern Ireland. SeaGen S is uniquely capable of meeting the technological and environmental challenges of operating in an offshore underwater environment. MCT has demonstrated that low carbon electrical generation from marine current power is both reliable and predictable. Many features of the design have been patented internationally.

Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Tethys is a knowledge hub that contains documents on the environmental effects of wind and marine energy. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Knowledge Base associated with Marine Current Turbines (MCT).

Total: 8

Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Marine Mammals and Tidal Turbines: Understanding True Collision Risk Sparling, C., Lonergan, M., Mackey, B. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Collision Marine Mammals
Strangford Lough and the SeaGen Tidal Turbine Savidge, G., Ainsworth, D., Bearhop, S. Book Chapter Tidal, Marine Energy
SeaGen Tidal Turbine - An Exercise in Adaptive Management Ainsworth, D. Presentation Marine Energy, Tidal Birds, Marine Mammals, Human Dimensions
SeaGen Environmental Monitoring Programme: Final Report Keenan, G., Sparling, C., Williams, H. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Installation of Tidal Turbine Array at Kyle Rhea, Scotland: Scoping Study Bedford, G., Tarrant, D., Trendall, J. Report Marine Energy, Tidal Birds, Fish, Invertebrates, Marine Mammals, Physical Environment, Reptiles, Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Strangford Lough - MCT (SeaGen) Marine Current Turbines (MCT) Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal
Strangford Lough Marine Current Turbine: Environmental Statement Davison, A., Mallows, T. Report Tidal, Marine Energy Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment
Kyle Rhea Tidal Stream Array Project Marine Current Turbines (MCT) Project Site Marine Energy, Tidal

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