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Andrew Tyler

Job Done! CEO Andrew Tyler Moves On

18 December 2012
Dr Andrew Tyler FREng CBE has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Siemens’ Marine Current Turbines (MCT) and will be leaving the company at the end of the year. more...
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MCT gets Mo-tivated for Mo-vember!!

5 December 2012
Many members of the team at MCT joined in last month and raised over £840.00 towards this very worthwhile cause.   more...

MCT exhibits SeaGen at parliamentary event

4 December 2012
A model of SeaGen was exhibited in the House of Commons yesterday (3rd December) at an event hosted by the SeaBed User Development Group and organised by the Renewable Energy Association.  more...

MCT wins International Tidal Energy Award

29 November 2012
In recognition of its work to bring forward two tidal farms in UK waters, Siemens’ Marine Current Turbines won the Device Developer Business Case Award at last week’s International Tidal Energy Summit.    more...

Hat trick for SeaGen tidal current turbine

28 November 2012
Siemens-owned SeaGen the world-leading tidal current system in Northern Ireland’s Strangford Lough has achieved three power generation milestones in record time. more...
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Orkney Islands tidal project: MCT at public information day in Kirkwall

26 November 2012
Siemens’ Marine Current Turbines will be at Kirkwall Town Hall on Thursday (29th November, 3.00pm to 8.00pm) to share its outline plans for its Brough Ness tidal project. more...
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MCT features on Silicon Republic

2 November 2012
MCT’s pioneering work has been featured on Silicon Republic, Ireland’s leading technology news website.  more...
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Dr Andrew Tyler appointed to Renewable UK Board

26 October 2012
Dr Andrew Tyler, CEO Marine Current Turbines, a Siemens Business has been appointed as the Wave & Tidal representative to the RenewableUK Board. more...
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Marine Current Turbines exhibiting at ICOE 2012 in Dublin

16 October 2012
Marine Current Turbines and its parent company Siemens will be exhibiting at the ICOE, taking place in Dublin. more...

Joint Media Statement

12 October 2012
The Marine Conservation Society fully and unconditionally withdraws their statement made 31st August 2012 regarding the impact of tidal turbines on seals in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland. more...

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Tidal Today

26 March 2013

Achim Woerner, CEO of Siemens Energy Hydro and Ocean Unit, chats with Tidal Today on the recently approved development of the Skerries Tidal Stream Array and what he expects to see accomplished by the end of 2013.

Narec

4 March 2013

Today, the National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, has announced that it will test the prototype power train for the SeaGen-S 2 megawatt (MW) device developed by Siemens-owned Marine Current Turbines (MCT).

North Wales Chronicle

28 February 2013

A MAJOR tidal power scheme off the coast of Anglesey has taken a step closer to fruitition.  First Minister Carwyn Jones announced today (Thursday, February 28) announced the Welsh Government’s approval of the Marine Current Turbines’ (MCT) Skerries Tidal Stream Array.

BBC News

27 February 2013

Wales' first commercial tidal energy farm planned off the coast of Anglesey has won Welsh government approval. The £70m Skerries Tidal Stream Array is also being backed by £10m in UK government funding.

BBC News

14 January 2013

The UK is underestimating the amount of electricity that could be generated from tidal sources, new research says.

The New York Times

2 October 2012

Hopes of harnessing the churn and flow of the seas to generate power are pushing forward work in the small but growing tidal and wave energy industry.

Power Engineering

19 September 2012

Marine Current Turbines (MCT) is the poster child of the UK's burgeoning tidal power industry.  The company was founded in 1999 developing ideas for harnessing tidal stream currents to generate electricity via submerged turbines.

Belfast Telegraph

6 September 2012

A tidal stream turbine in Strangford Lough has produced enough energy to meet the annual power consumption of 1,500 British households.

 

Renews

22 August 2012

Northern Ireland environment minister Alex Attwood has paid tribute to Siemens’ 1.2MW SeaGen tidal turbine during a visit to Strangford Lough today.

Power Engineering Magazine

22 August 2012

The UK saw the launch of the second marine energy park in July, which will help accelerate the commercialisation of marine power technologies and contribute to the nation's renewable energy and emission reduction targets.
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