SeaGen, the world's first commercial scale tidal stream turbine, has for the first time generated at its maximum capacity of 1.2MW. This is the highest power so far produced by a tidal stream system anywhere in the world.... » More

Marine Current Turbines today welcomed the appointment of Faber Maunsell, a major UK consultancy, to undertake a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of offshore wind and marine renewables in Northern Ireland waters. » More

Marine Current Turbines appoints Cavendish Corporate Finance to secure new investment to take forward its development plans. » More

Replacement rotor blades have recently been fitted to one of SeaGen's two 600kW turbines and it is now being run and generating power in test mode. The other turbine has been generating power into the local grid, at varying levels, since the summer .... » More

Bristol based tidal energy company Marine Current Turbines is celebrating being voted in the 'top 10' of Europe's top clean technology companies in The Guardian/Library House 'Clean Tech 100 Survey'. Marine Current Turbines (MCT) was ranked 5th overall . » More

Northern Ireland?s Energy Minister Arlene Foster visited the SeaGen tidal energy system at Strangford Narrows recently. » More

During the commissioning of the SeaGen tidal energy system, two turbine rotor blades, on one of end of SeaGen's crossbeam, have unfortunately been damaged.... This is believed to have been caused by a computer fault in the control system .... » More

SeaGen, the world's first commercial- scale tidal turbine, located in Northern Ireland's Strangford Lough .... has delivered electricity into the grid for the first time..... » More

Marine Current Turbines Ltd., the global leader in tidal stream technology, has successfully completed the installation of its 1.2MW SeaGen tidal energy system in Strangford Narrows in Northern Ireland. » More

Pioneering renewable energy developer, Marine Current Turbines, has successfully completed the first installation phase of the 1.2MW SeaGen Tidal System into the fast-flowing waters of Strangford Narrows. » More