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Seagen Brough Ness
Marine Current Turbines (MCT) planned to install an array of 66 SeaGen tidal turbines with a total generating capacity of 99MW–enough power for nearly 100,000 homes. Located off Brough Ness, on the southern most tip of the Orkney Islands (South Ronaldsay) and north east of John O’Groats, the project was to be developed in three phases over a 4-year period in an area of 4.3 km2. The company planned to have its first phase of SeaGen tidal turbines deployed in 2017, but was then bought by Siemens in 2012, and later sold to Atlantis Resources in 2015, ending plans for the development of the Brough Ness array.
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Project Status
Is the project actively being planned or is deployed in the water (active)? Or was the project canceled or completed (inactive)?
Inactive
Project Life Cycle
Project Progress through life cycle:
- Planned: Project has identified a deployment location and is preparing for deployment
- Operational: Project is deployed in the water and is active
- Completed: Project was previously deployed in the water
- Decommissioned: Installation has been fully removed in accordance with regulations
- Canceled: Project was canceled before being deployed in the water
Canceled
Max Rated Power Capacity
The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by project, based on available resources and device nameplate capacity.
99 MW
Project Duration
2009 - 2012
Energy Resource
- Ocean Current
Project Scale
Full-scale
Number of Devices
66
Grid Connectivity
Grid Connected
Waterbody
Atlantic Ocean
Site Characteristics
Geographic characterization for the project location:
- Open Ocean: Main body of ocean, not enclosed or partially enclosed by land
- Coastal: Open water near the coast, spanning between land and shelf boundary
- Enclosed Bay: water that is partially surrounded by land, with a mouth open to larger water
- Constricted Channel: A channel where water flows quickly due to narrowing by the land
- River: Water flowing from land towards a larger body of water
Coastal
Country
United Kingdom
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Last modified: 8 April 2025