Marine Current Turbines
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Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT) is a United Kingdom-based company which is developing tidal stream generators. MCT was founded in 2000 to develop ideas of tidal power developed by Peter Fraenkel who had previously been a founder partner of IT Power a consultancy established to further the development of sustainable energy technologies. The company is based in Bristol and employed 15 people in 2007.

Marine Current Turbines Ltd, the British developer of SeaGen the world’s first commercial-scale offshore tidal energy turbine, is on course to install one of Scotland’s first tidal energy farms after 1
(Bristol, England) Marine Current Turbines has been ranked as the world’s leading tidal power company in the Cleantech Group’s “Global Cleantech 100” survey, produced in association with the UK’s Carbon 2
10 Percent in Marine Current Turbines, which is based in Bristol, England, Siemens is entering a new market with good future prospects and at the sametime expanding its Environmental Portfolio.3
29 November 2010 - Marine Current Turbines (MCT) has been awarded the prize for “Tidal Energy Competitiveness 2010” at the 1st International Tidal Energy Summit Awards ceremony and the company’s co-founder and 4
As noted in Renew 155, Marine Current Turbines Ltd has won an award of a DTI Grant of £3.85m towards its £8 million ‘SeaGen’ 1MW tidal energy turbine project.5
Bristol based Marine Current Turbines Ltd a the world leader in the development of new technology for exploiting tidal currents for large-scale power generation.6
Britain’s Marine Current Turbines, a pioneer in the design and development of tidal current energy turbines.7
company Marine Current Turbines (MCT), which also installed the test device at Strangford in May.8
hydrodynamic design of marine current turbines is presented. The model includes routines for interpolation of 2D section data and extrapolation for stall delay.9
Industry News Marine Current Turbines targets Scotland waters for power system Marine Current Turbines is investigating the feasibility of a tidal farm in Kyle Rhea, a strait of water 10
installations and for Marine Current Turbines in particular, which has other projects slated for the next few years, including in Vancouver and Wales.11
leader in horizontal-axis marine current turbines and has 25 employees. In February 2010, Siemens acquired a minor stake in the British company and thus entered the marine tidal current sector.12
managing director of Marine Current Turbines said, 'SeaGen is a hugely exciting project, as well as an historic achievement for both Marine Current Turbines and for renewables in the UK and Ireland.13
Marine Current Turbines (MCT) announced today that it had raised £4.8 million in new investment through Siemens, the Carbon Trust, High Tide and other private investors. The investment follows £3.14
Marine Current Turbines (MCT) has evolved from a pioneer to a technology leader in horizontal axis marine current turbines and now has 25 employees.15
Marine Current Turbines Aiming for First Tidal Energy Farm in Scotland by 2013 = Share UK tidal energy company, Marine Current 16
Marine Current Turbines aims for first tidal energy farm in Scotland by 2013 = UK marine hydro firm Marine Current Turbines is targeting 2013 17

Marine Current Turbines has already successfully implemented its first commercial demonstrator project SeaGen in Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland.18
Marine Current Turbines has since gone on to become one of the leading tidal technology generators in the UK. In February 2010 their 1.19
Marine Current Turbines Installs Tidal Energy Turbines on Vancouver Island = 2007-11-09 00:00:00.20
Marine Current Turbines is part of Siemens’ environmental portfolio, which in fiscal 2010 had revenue totaling some €28bn.21
Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT) has been involved with tidal energy technology development since the early 1990’s, initially with the Loch Linhe turbine, then SeaFlow located near Lynmouth, North Devon 22
Marine Current Turbines Ltd, one of the world’s leading tidal stream energy companies, has appointed Dr Andrew Tyler as its new Chief Executive Officer.23
Marine Current Turbines Meets Highland Council Regarding Kyle Rhea Tidal Energy Project (UK) - Posted on Apr 13th, 2011 with tags Council, current, energy, 24
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Marine Current Turbines, a developer of tidal current energy turbines. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.26
Marine Current Turbines, based in Bristol, leads the world in the development of technology for the generation of renewable energy from tidal currents.27
Marine Current Turbines: A commercial marine current turbine consists of two rotors, which are fixed on a structure within the sea current. The SeaGen turbine can be lifted to the surface for maintenance.28
minority stake in England's Marine Current Turbines, a pioneer in the design and development of tidal current energy turbines.29
Peter Frankel of Marine Current Turbines (MCT) at www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLzxsWxIquw&NR=1.30
the Marine Current Turbines project in Devon.31
UK-based Marine Current Turbines (MCT) is developing new technology for the large-scale generation of clean electricity from the seas using submarine turbines.32
Marine Current Turbines (MCT) is aiming to deploy the Kyle Rhea tidal farm by 2014.33
Location
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2000
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Formation Year
2000
Industry
manufacturing
Location City
Bristol
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