WindSonic provides key wind data to the most powerful tidal turbine in the world

The tidal-powered turbine generates power from fast-flowing tidal waters off Orkney, providing clean energy from a predictable, renewable resource. The off-shore turbine is connected by subsea cable to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and the onshore electricity network. It has been designed to meet the annual electricity demand of 2,000 homes for the next 15 years. WindSonic is one of the sensors on-board and provides highly accurate and reliable real-time wind data.

Read the full story here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-57991351

Image source: BBC News/Orbital Marine Power

Originally published on gillinstruments.com, 4 August 2021.

This story is from 4 August 2021. The application still stands, but the products named may have been superseded. See the current WindSonic range.