ABB has announced that it will provide the onshore grid connection for Phase I of the MeyGen tidal stream project in Scotland.
The first 6MW demonstration phase of the UK’s first large-scale tidal array scheme will see four submerged turbines installed in the Inner Pentland Firth just north of Caithness. First power is expected to be delivered by 2016.
Under the contract awarded by Atlantis Resources Limited, ABB is responsible for the onshore power conversion and grid connection systems. ABB’s project scope includes design, engineering, supply and commissioning of the power conversion, switchgear and transformer solution as well as associated civil engineering and cabling works. Major project supplies include transformers, medium voltage switchgear and power converters.
