MeyGen

MeyGen (full name MeyGen tidal energy project) is a tidal stream energy plant in the north of Scotland. The project is located in the Pentland Firth, specifically the Inner Sound between the Island of Stroma and the Scottish mainland. It is being constructed in a phased manner. The first phase of the project uses four 1.5 MW turbines with 18-metre-diameter (59 ft) rotors which were installed submerged on the seabed in winter 2016/17. Meygen has been claimed to be the "world's largest tidal stream power project". A total of 59 MW of further capacity was awarded in the Contracts for Difference Allocations Rounds 4, 5 and 6 covering 2021-2024. There are plans for up to 400 MW to be installed at the site. The project is owned and run by Ampeak Energy (formerly called SAE Renewables, SIMEC Atlantis Energy, and prior to 2017 Atlantis Resources). It was previously owned and run by Tidal Power Scotland Limited and Scottish Enterprise. The high speed of currents in the area, reaching up to 5 m/s (11 mph), made the chosen site in the Pentland Firth well suited to this type of energy generation.