World’s Largest Marine Turbine

The world’s largest tidal turbine was recently unveiled in Scotland, weighing 130 tons, 74ft (22.6m) tall, with two 60ft (18.3m) diameter rotors and generating 1MW on both tidal ebb and flow. The Atlantis Resources AK1000 can supply power to 1000 homes, and is to be installed at the European Marine Energy Centre in the Orkney Islands, and has taken more than ten years to develop. The turbines turn at six to eight revolutions per minute, so are incredibly slow turning and will have zero impact on the surrounding environment. Theoretically, the turbine rotors should not harm marine animals.