Marine Current Turbines(MCT) ,a Bristol based company is taking the rather offbeat path of exploiting tidal waves to generate energy.MCT installed the SeaFlow-world’s first offshore tidal stream device in 2003 and has recently completed the first installation phase of the 1.2MW SeaGen tidal system in the waters of Strangford Narrows. Martin Wright ,Managing Director,MCT sees enormous potential in developing tidal energy in order to provide clean energy to the British Isles and Ireland .Wright explains that tidal energy has a unique advantage of being predictable and emphasizes that MCT’s technology can exploit this power in a comprehensive manner.MCT was established in 2000 and its corporate shareholders include BankInvest, ESB International, EDF Energy, Guernsey Electricity and Triodos Bank.
