EDF Energy (London,England) has increased its investment in Marine Current Turbines (MCT) Ltd.(Stoke Gif-ford,England) by an additional euro2 million.MCT is working to harness the renewable power of tidal currents.The financial injection by EDF Energy will back the commercial development of MCT's one-megawatt SeaGen tidal current device,said to be capable of providing clean and sustainable electricity to approximately 800 homes.The partnership will see electricity generated from the power of tidal currents fed into people's homes for the first time.The prototype is set to be installed in Northern Ireland's Strangford Lough and connected to the local grid later this year.
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