Tidal Energy Companies Scotland
Tidal power is big business now.
Tidal energy companies scotland. Scotland is estimated to have a quarter of all the tidal energy resources in europe. Sitting in a natural channel they harness the energy of the changing currents and are helping build the case for tidal as the energy source of the future. Lockheed martin has entered into a global partnership with singapore based atlantis resources limited a leading turbine supplier and project developer in the tidal power industry to design and provide engineering services for atlantis turbine systems. 11 sep scotland based tidal energy company nova innovation has secured an investment of ca 4m 2 4m from the canadian government for the first phase of a project in nova scotia.
Just a decade ago the number of tidal power companies could be counted on one hand. A floating tidal stream turbine off the coast of orkney has produced more green energy in a year than scotland s entire wave and tidal sector produced in the 12 years before it came online. Four turbines off the north coast of scotland generated enough energy to power nearly 4 000 homes in 2019. This list is alphabetical by company name and is not intended to infer any endorsement by emec of the concept or the companies concerned.
Work has started in scotland to build what is described as the world s most powerful floating tidal turbine. Now there are dozens of tidal power companies working in every segment of the industry from infrastructure development to manufacturing to project management to finance.