20/08/10
PSG’s supporting role for the world’s largest tidal power turbine

Port Services Group has played a key support role in the manufacture of the largest and most powerful tidal power turbine ever built.

Atlantis Resources Corporation (‘Atlantis’), one of the world’s leading developers of electricity-generating tidal current turbines, has just unveiled the AK1000™ at Invergordon. The AK1000™ is due for installation at a dedicated berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (“EMEC”), located in Orkney later this summer.

Port Services Group provided logistical, heavy lift, transport and agency services to Atlantis.

Steve Clark, PSG managing director, said: “We are proud to have assisted Atlantis with this prestigious project and wish them every success with the prototype.”

Despatching 1MW of predictable power at a water velocity of 2.65m/s, the AK1000™ is capable of generating enough electricity for over 1000 homes. It is designed for harsh weather and rough, open ocean environments such as those found off the Scottish coast. The turbine incorporates cutting edge technology from suppliers across the globe and has an 18 metre rotor diameter, weighs 130 tonnes and stands at a height of 22.5 meters. The giant turbine is expected to be environmentally benign due to a low rotation speed whilst in operation and will deliver predictable, sustainable power to the local Orkney grid.

The unveiling and installation of the AK1000™ is an important milestone for the marine power industry in the United Kingdom as it is capable of unlocking the economic potential of the marine energy industry in Scotland and will greatly boost Scotland’s renewable generation capacity in the years to come.

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