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The content highlights a study utilizing drone technology and boat-based surveys to analyze tidal flows faced by the world's most powerful tidal turbine, Orbital Marine Power's O2, in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Researchers aim to use this technique to improve the development and deployment of tidal energy for sustainability.
Scientists combined innovative drone technology and boat-based surveys to map out the complex tidal flows encountered by the world’s most powerful tidal turbine — Orbital Marine Power’s O2, sited in the heart of the Orkney Islands, Scotland (UK). They hope the technique could pave the way for the efficient and sustainable development and deployment of tidal energy.