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Turbine to power a thousand homes
Turbine to power a thousand homes
Last Modified: 31 Mar 2008
By:
Julian Rush
The world's first commercial tidal turbine, expected to generate enough electricity to power a thousand homes, is unveiled in Northern Ireland.
The turbine, at Strangford Lough, will generate energy sustainably, with no noise and zero emissions.
The turbine will be fixed to the sea bed in the mouth of the lough, one of the fastest tidal flows in the world.
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