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EMEC tidal turbine, Eday, Orkney
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Orkney - Eday
Tidal power turbine test site off Eday, part of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), with Wideford Hill on the Orkney mainland behind it. When lowered into the water, the turbine will produce tidal electricity - the most predictable form of renewable energy.
15 July 2015
Bulk carrier in the Pentland Firth
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North-East Caithness
Bulk carrier near Stroma in the Pentland Firth, where strong tidal currents make this an ideal site for siting tidal power turbines. In the foreground grows Red Campion (Silene dioica).
20 May 2011
Stroma lighthouse
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North-East Caithness
Stroma lighthouse in the Pentland Firth, a likely
tidal power turbine site, seen through the Geo of Sclaites from the cliffs of Duncansby Head
20 May 2011
Stroma lighthouse
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North-East Caithness
Stroma lighthouse in the Pentland Firth, a likely
tidal power turbine site, seen through the Geo of Sclaites from the cliffs of Duncansby Head
20 May 2011
Stroma and the Pentland Firth
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North-East Caithness
Stroma and the Pentland Firth, a likely tidal power turbine site, with lobster fishing boat, taken from Duncansby Head
20 May 2011
Stroma and Hoy, Orkney
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North-East Caithness
Stroma and Hoy, Orkney, looking across the Pentland Firth, a likely tidal power turbine site
20 May 2011
Hoy, Orkney from Caithness
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North-East Caithness
Hoy, Orkney from Caithness, looking across the Pentland Firth, a future tidal power turbine site
20 May 2011
Duncansby Head lighthouse, Caithness
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North-East Caithness
Duncansby Head lighthouse, Caithness, designed and built by David A Stevenson in 1924, and automated in 1997. The lighthouse overlooks the Pentland Firth, site of a tidal power turbine development
20 May 2011
Penstocks and turbines, Bonnington Power Station
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South Lanarkshire -Falls of Clyde
Penstocks lead water from the Clyde into Bonnington Power Station. In the foreground is an example of a turbine used to generate hydroelectricity. Picture taken by David Palmar
08 October 2022
Hunterston A turbine hall
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Doon the Watter - Firth of Clyde
Hunterston A turbine hall, where steam powered the turbines to generate electricity in a Magnox nuclear power station, probably taken in the late 1960s. The power station was built in the late 1950s and early 1960s, opened in 1964, and decommissioning began in 1989. It will probably not all be demolished and cleared away until 2080. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
