Damp propeller heads take note
The barge in the photo is delivering the upright pylon and the attached rotors of a 1.2 MW generator. This is the first of a planed 7, to deliver 10 MW to Northern Ireland.
This is also the largest tidal turbine of its type. I saw this and right away I thought of the Old Sow between Passamaquoddy and Fundy Bays.
The cost of a wind electricity generation has dropped by 75% in real terms over the last 25 years since the first wind farms were installed in California. So this could be real, and within finite time more than 5% of Northern Ireland's electrical budget.
