Biggest tidal turbine in world built in N. Ireland.
Having looked at the controversial tidal turbine that has been proposed for the San Francisco Bay, we were interested to read that the world’s largest tidal turbine has been installed in Northern Ireland. The turbine, which generates power from the natural sea currents, is the first of a series of turbines that are proposed in the United Kingdom. This particular turbine is projected to generate enough energy to power 1000 local homes.
Additionally, having wondered about this question ourselves, we were also interested to see that the reason tidal turbines do not pose a serious threat to marine life is that the blades are spinning slow enough (10x slower than a typical boat propeller) that most marine life can safely avoid them.
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