The Scottish Energy Minister has visited the MeyGen project tidal power project in Caithness to see at first-hand the role that Scottish companies in the supply-chain are playing in the construction of the largest planned tidal development project in the world. With 398 megawatts of total installed capacity when fully constructed in the Pentland Firth, Scotland, the MeyGen array will consist of 269 submerged tidal turbines. Fergus Ewing visited the site to witness first-hand the onshore and offshore construction works taking place, and spoke to infrastructure team on the ground about the engineering aspects of this visionary marine project.
Scottish Energy News 25th Jan 2016 read more »