Does this old idea finally have legs?
The idea of wave energy has been around for centuries. Yet it hasn’t gained any traction in the clean energy space - until now.
The MeyGen project off the coast of Scotland became the first tidal stream array in the world to generate 50 gigawatt-hours of electricity. As a reference that’s enough electricity to power about 4,700 U.S. households. SAE renewables, the Edinburgh-based developer of the project believes to make tidal energy work “we just need to get more turbines in the water.”
The MeyGen project began operations in 2017 and consists of four 1.5 megawatt turbines that sit 66-feet below the water’s surface.
If we can cost-effectively harness the power of the ocean, it could be a game-changer. We’ll keep an eye on this and other leading-edge clean energy approaches.