SeaGen Coverage
BBC News:£70m tidal power scheme goes on display in Anglesey - BBC News Wales - (23 Aug 2010)
BBC News: Seagen to benefit from £7 million pledge to sea power (interview with Energy Minister Charles Hendry) - (23 Jul 2010)
BBC News: Marine tidal power generating clean electricity (interview with Lord Hunt) - (16 Mar 2010)
The New York Times: Small British Company Bets on Tidal Power - (7 Jan 2010)
Independent: Martin Wright (MCT's MD) comments that Obama’s attitude to energy can revitalize Britain’s renewable energy business (27 Oct 2009)
Guardian: SeaGen voted one of the Guardian's top 10 ideas to solve the Climate Crisis (13 Jul 2009)
BBC News: Tidal energy system on full power (18 Dec 2008)
Guardian: First tidal power turbine gets plugged in (17 Jul 2008)
Ulster TV: A world first for Northern Ireland (31 Mar 08)
Channel 4 News Power generation: the new wave (31 Mar 08)
Guardian Tidal power comes to Northern Ireland (31 Mar 08)
Belfast Telegraph World's first as £12m turbine installed in Strangford Lough (31 Mar 08)
Independent on Sunday The rise of British sea power (23 Mar 08)
BBC News 24 Sea change for energy generation (08 Feb 08)
2 September 2010
Det Norske Veritas, the international Marine and Offshore Certification and Classification agency (DNV)) has completed a detailed review of the measurement programme used by Marine Current Turbines (MCT) for determining the performance of its SeaGen..... » More
25 August 2010
Marine Current Turbines and its project partner RWE npower renewables hosted an exhibition about its plans to harness the power of the tidal waters off the north-west coast of Anglesey to generate electricity for up to 20% of the Island. .... » More
16 August 2010
The 1.2MW SeaGen, located in Northern Ireland's Strangford Lough, has delivered its two millionth unit of electricity into the UK electricity grid. It is now operating 24 hours, seven days a week .... » More
23 July 2010
The announcement of new funding for MCT's Second Generation SeaGen Technology coincided with a visit today by the UK Energy Minister, Charles Hendry to the first SeaGen project located in Northern Ireland's Strangford Lough, ..... » More
15 July 2010
Paul Lester, previously the Chief Executive of VT Group plc before it was acquired by Babcock International Group plc this month, has been appointed Chairman of UK tidal energy company, Marine Current Turbines Ltd. ..... » More
14 May 2010
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has visited Marine Current Turbines' SeaGen, the world leading marine current and tidal stream technology that is deployed in Northern Ireland's Strangford Lough .... » More
16 March 2010
Marine Current Turbines Ltd has secured approval for a lease from The Crown Estate to deploy its award-winning SeaGen tidal current technology off Brough Ness, on the southern most tip of the Orkney Islands.... » More
15 March 2010
On a visit to Northern Ireland?s Strangford Lough, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, the UK's Energy Minister, today congratulated Marine Current Turbines (MCT) on its achievements to design, deploy and operate its SeaGen tidal current energy system...... » More
25 February 2010
Marine Current Turbines is pleased to announce that global engineering firm, Siemens, has invested in the firm alongside the Carbon Trust, High Tide and other private investors. » More
10 February 2010
SeaGen, the world-leading prototype commercial tidal energy turbine designed and deployed by Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT) has exceeded 1000 hours of operation in Northern Ireland's Strangford Lough. It is ... » More