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World’s Largest Tidal Turbine Unveiled in Scotland

08/13/2010
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  • World’s Largest Tidal Turbine Unveiled in Scotland
    This turbine may look a bit more stout than most we're accustomed to seeing, and the double rotor configuration is unusual. That's because this is not a wind turbine, but rather a new underwater turbine unveiled by Atlantis Resources Corporation as the world's largest tidal turbine which is due to be installed in the waters off of Orkney, Scotland later this summer. Called the AK-1000, it is over 70 feet tall and weighs more than 130 tons, and should regularly generate 1 megawatt of electric power....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/worlds-largest-tidal-turbine-unveiled-in-scotland/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • World’s Largest Tidal Turbine Unveiled in Scotland
    This turbine may look a bit more stout than most we're accustomed to seeing, and the double rotor configuration is unusual. That's because this is not a wind turbine, but rather a new underwater turbine unveiled by Atlantis Resources Corporation as the world's largest tidal turbine which is due to be installed in the waters off of Orkney, Scotland later this summer. Called the AK-1000, it is over 70 feet tall and weighs more than 130 tons, and should regularly generate 1 megawatt of electric power....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/worlds-largest-tidal-turbine-unveiled-in-scotland/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • World’s Largest Tidal Turbine Unveiled in Scotland
    This turbine may look a bit more stout than most we're accustomed to seeing, and the double rotor configuration is unusual. That's because this is not a wind turbine, but rather a new underwater turbine unveiled by Atlantis Resources Corporation as the world's largest tidal turbine which is due to be installed in the waters off of Orkney, Scotland later this summer. Called the AK-1000, it is over 70 feet tall and weighs more than 130 tons, and should regularly generate 1 megawatt of electric power....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/worlds-largest-tidal-turbine-unveiled-in-scotland/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • World’s Largest Tidal Turbine Unveiled in Scotland
    This turbine may look a bit more stout than most we're accustomed to seeing, and the double rotor configuration is unusual. That's because this is not a wind turbine, but rather a new underwater turbine unveiled by Atlantis Resources Corporation as the world's largest tidal turbine which is due to be installed in the waters off of Orkney, Scotland later this summer. Called the AK-1000, it is over 70 feet tall and weighs more than 130 tons, and should regularly generate 1 megawatt of electric power....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/worlds-largest-tidal-turbine-unveiled-in-scotland/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • World’s Largest Tidal Turbine Unveiled in Scotland
    This turbine may look a bit more stout than most we're accustomed to seeing, and the double rotor configuration is unusual. That's because this is not a wind turbine, but rather a new underwater turbine unveiled by Atlantis Resources Corporation as the world's largest tidal turbine which is due to be installed in the waters off of Orkney, Scotland later this summer. Called the AK-1000, it is over 70 feet tall and weighs more than 130 tons, and should regularly generate 1 megawatt of electric power....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/worlds-largest-tidal-turbine-unveiled-in-scotland/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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    This turbine may look a bit more stout than most we're accustomed to seeing, and the double rotor configuration is unusual. That's because this is not a wind turbine, but rather a new underwater turbine unveiled by Atlantis Resources Corporation as the world's largest tidal turbine which is due to be installed in the waters off of Orkney, Scotland later this summer. Called the AK-1000, it is over 70 feet tall and weighs more than 130 tons, and should regularly generate 1 megawatt of electric power....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/worlds-largest-tidal-turbine-unveiled-in-scotland/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • World's Largest Tidal Turbine
    This turbine may look a bit more stout than most we're accustomed to seeing, and the double rotor configuration is unusual. That's because this is not a wind turbine, but rather a new underwater turbine unveiled by Atlantis Resources Corporation as the world's largest tidal turbine which is due to be installed in the waters off of Orkney, Scotland later this summer. Called the AK-1000, it is over 70 feet tall and weighs more than 130 tons, and should regularly generate 1 megawatt of electric power....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/worlds-largest-tidal-turbine-unveiled-in-scotland/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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World’s Largest Tidal Turbine Unveiled in Scotland

This turbine may look a bit more stout than most we're accustomed to seeing, and the double rotor configuration is unusual. That's because this is not a wind turbine, but rather a new underwater turbine unveiled by Atlantis Resources Corporation as the world's largest tidal turbine which is due to be installed in the waters off of Orkney, Scotland later this summer. Called the AK-1000, it is over 70 feet tall and weighs more than 130 tons, and should regularly generate 1 megawatt of electric power....

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