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INSEAN has been contribut-
ing among others with French
company Sabella in the exploita-
tion of energy from marine cur-
rents. SABELLA, was the first
to install a turbine in the sea
to produce energy from marine
currents which is connected to
the French electricity board’s
network. This turbine has been
studied at length before instal-
lation off the coasts of Brittany.
With a device sporting a diam-
eter of 10 metres equal to an
extraction potential of 1 Mw,
this turbine can produce ener-
gy enough to fulfil the needs of
hundreds of resident families.
(www.sabella.fr)