World first for Shetlands in tidal power breakthrough

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Nova Innovation deploys first fully operational array of tidal power turbines in the Bluemull Sound
A power company in Shetland has claimed a breakthrough in the race to develop viable offshore tidal stations after successfully feeding electricity to local homes.
Nova Innovation said it had deployed the world’s first fully operational array of tidal power turbines in the Bluemull Sound between the islands of Unst and Yell in the north of Shetland, where the North Sea meets the Atlantic. Continue reading…