Tuesday 30 August 2016

From 'New' to 'Full'


Bluemull Sound separates Yell, Unst and Fetlar. This part of Shetland, which looks so quiet and unassuming (above) has just become the site of a revolution. Its tidal turbines have recently been switched on to deliver electricity to the national grid.


So a 'new era' has started - for this is the first turbine project of its sort to create current on a commercial scale. An aim is to make Scotland a country producing 'full renewable power' and the two 100kw turbines here are part of the national scheme involving hydro-, wind- and tidal-forces. Read the report from the BBC.

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