Simec Atlantis Energy has decommissioned the SeaGen tidal turbine in Strangford Narrows, Northern Ireland.
The company said the decommissioning marks the completion of the 1.2MW project’s life-cycle and is the first commercial-scale tidal turbine to be fully decommissioned.
Specialist UK-based marine business Keynvor MorLift was principal contractor to carry out the decommissioning engineering, planning and offshore works.
Lessons learned from the project (pictured) have underpinned both present and future global tidal turbine development and helped to shape the success of company’s MeyGen project, Simec Atlantis said.
Atlantis chief executive Tim Cornelius said: “SeaGen’s successful decommission represents a major milestone moment for the tidal power industry.
“Not only has it validated the complete project lifecycle of a tidal stream energy development, moreover, we have done so with a tidal stream project of full commercial scale, that was connected to the grid.
“I would like to pay tribute to the skill and expertise of the team at Atlantis and at Keynvor MorLift for delivering this truly impressive feat of engineering.”