Orbital Marine Power’s O2 tidal turbine has commenced grid-connected power generation at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, Scotland. The floating turbine is anchored in the Fall of Warness, ...

Scottish engineering firm Orbital Marine Power said Monday it secured £8 million ($9.64 million) in funding to "finance the ongoing operation" of its O2 tidal turbine, in another step forward for the ...

Earlier this week, a company called Orbital Marine Power successfully launched its latest tidal turbine. Once it's connected to the European Marine Energy Centre off the Orkney Islands, the two ...

Orbital Marine Power yesterday launched its 2MW tidal turbine, the Orbital O2, in Scotland. It will become the world’s most powerful operational tidal turbine once it has been commissioned and ...

Thanks to advancements in green energy technology, we’ve been seeing more and more ways to generate and use renewable energy. In Scotland, a company is reinventing electricity generating turbines with ...

Orbital Marine Power’s 2 MW tidal turbine has begun to generate electricity at the local onshore electricity network in Orkney, Scotland. Electrek reported on the Orbital O2’s launch on April 23.

Tides are predictable years in advance, unlike wind or sunlight. Because of this reliability, harnessing the energy of ocean tides has long appealed to engineers. The difficulty lies in building ...

According to a blog post, the Orbital Marine Power’s O2 is the world’s most powerful tidal turbine and is now sending electricity to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. The O2 is ...