Renewable technology company Orbital Marine Power has launched the world’s most powerful tidal turbine off the coast of Orkney in Scotland. Named ‘O2’, the 74-meter-long, 680 metric ton device will provide clean, reliable energy for the next fifteen years.
Tidal Turbine Starts Generating Clean Energy
Overview
EnvironmentTechnology
Level
Pre-Intermediate: A2+Intermediate: B1Upper-Intermediate: B2Advanced: C1
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2-3 student pagesAudio
Teaching time 90-120 mins
Activities
DiscussionListeningMatchingMultiple-choiceReadingSentence completionTrue or false
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