Meygen Ltd, 400MW

 

The MeyGen Tidal Energy Project has been proposed by MeyGen Ltd, a project company created for the sole purpose of developing, financing, constructing and operating the 398MW tidal energy project. The project will consist of up to 398 1MW tidal turbines located in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth off the northern coast of Scotland between Caithness on the Scottish mainland and the island of Stroma. The electricity generated from the project will be exported to an onshore substation for transmission to the national grid.

 

MeyGen Ltd proposes to deploy the project in a series of phases. Phase 1 will comprise an initial phase 1a deployment of 20 turbines (20MW), followed by a subsequent Phase 1b which will deploy a further 65 turbines (65MW). Using a ‘survey, deploy and monitor strategy’, the initial array will provide information on the interactions between the array and the environment, increasing the knowledge for subsequent phases. Phase 2 will comprise the build out of the remainder of the project and will be subject to a separate consent application.

 

The project will utilise horizontal axis tidal turbine. It is proposed that the project will use the Atlantis Resource Corporation (ARC) AK-1000 and Tidal Generation Limited (TGL) 1MW tidal energy turbines. The turbines will be supported by either a gravity base or piled foundation. As part of Front End Engineering Design (FEED) MeyGen Ltd will assess the suitability of each method for the project and use a single system for both turbines.

 

 

Information above taken from the MeyGen Environmental Scoping Report:MeyGen Phase 1 EIA Scoping Document

 

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