A view of the experimental wave power station near Claddach on the Rhinns of Islay, generating power by the waves creating wind in a chamber. It has since been closed and decommissioned again.
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This is all that is left now it is decomisioned.
Thank you Gordon, more left of it than I thought. I might misremember it, but I thought they were going to remove it completely?
I think that was the original plan so don’t know if what is left is permanent or not.
Experimental wave power station near Claddach in 2001, Isle of IslayAnother view of the experimental wave power station near Claddach on the Rhinns of Islay, this time in 2001. Waves rolling into the chamber on the left were compressing air in the chamber in the centre, which then powered a special “wind” turbine to generate the electricity. I’ve been told that the air rushing through it made a lot of noise and could be heard for quite a distance. It has long since been closed and decommissioned.
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