MCT Plans a Tidal Energy Project Off The Coast of Anglesey

Marine Current Turbines, a marine current and tidal stream energy company, partnered with RWE npower renewable, and made a presentation on drawing electrical energy from tidal waters away from the North-West coast of Anglesey.

The partnership is planning to submit its application for an offshore project for the approval of the Welsh Assembly during September. The offshore project which has earlier profited from financial supports received from Welsh European Funding Office includes nine turbines that will be installed about a kilometer away from the Anglesey coast and located amid Skerries Group of rocks and Carmel Head. The 10 MW tidal power project called Skerries Tidal Stream Array incorporates a novel tidal wave technology known as SeaGen which is fundamentally a wind mill technology that operates under the water. The project on completion is expected to generate enough electricity to power around10,000 homes and save up to 20% of the total electric demand by Anglesey.

Paul Taylor, of Taylor Keough, a company that was making the presentation on behalf of MCT, said that the exhibition received good attendance from visitors and more than 60 to 70 visitors attended the presentations during the first few hours. He added that most of the visitors who made it to the exhibition were inquisitive about the new technology and how it will benefit Anglesey.