Good News On The Sustainable Energy Front,

from the Orkney tidal turbine generator,

unlike wind generators, that just generate profits for the land owners they are on, or the offshore ones that are allegedly taxpayer subsidised, and of course produce no energy if there is no wind, tidal generators can count on tidal flow every day,

the Scotrenewables SR2000, with its 2MW turbine, was installed in the sea off Orkney in 2017, it has now generated three gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity from near continuous operation, its owners said,

Andrew Scott, chief executive officer of Scotrenewables Tidal Power, said: "It is a phenomenal result. For one, we've had continual generation or testing for a year. That's fairly unique in this sector. Older prototypes involved machines - similar to wind turbines - being fixed to the seabed, however, the SR2000 more closely resembles a boat with the rotors hanging from a device which floats on the surface, that makes it easier and cheaper to carry out maintenance because moving parts are more easily accessible, for a more detailed look at this sustainable energy technology, have a look at the BBC site here.