Wind turbines are often bemoaned for their unsightly appearance, noise and danger to local wildlife - but what if we put them underwater? That’s exactly what Caithness-based company MeyGen, owned by Atlantis Resources Ltd, plan to do with their initial £51m ($82m) underwater turbine project. By the end of the year they plan to install turbines off the Scottish coast and they say the technology could be used as a more environmentally friendly source of green energy in future. Scroll down for video Caithness company MeyGen are planning to place turbines underwater (illustration shown). By the end of the year they will begin the project at Pentland Firth, Scotland
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Caithness company MeyGen are planning to place turbines underwater
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By the end of the year they will begin the project at Pentland Firth, Scotland
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This is home to some of the fastest flowing marine waters in the world
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Each turbine is about as productive as a wind turbine, if not more
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As they are underwater the water always flows and they are never 'off'
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Cost will be higher but CEO Dan Pearson tells MailOnline this will reduce
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By the 2020s they could have enough to power a third of Scotland
When complete in 2020, the @placeholder project will generate enough electricity for 400,000 homes.