Shiny Shiny round up: World’s most powerful tidal turbine launched

The world’s “most powerful tidal turbine” was launched in the UK on Earth Day yesterday. The 74-metre 680-tonne Orbital O2 entered the River Tay in Dundee on Thursday and will be towed to Orkney where it will use currents to generate enough energy to power up to 2,000 homes, said Orbital Marine Power, its Scotland-based…