Spanish developer Magallanes Renovables has generated first power from its 2MW floating tidal device at the European Marine Energy Centre off Orkney in Scotland.
The first generation of power is a major milestone within the EU-funded Ocean_2G project, which aims to test, validate and pre-certify Magallanes’ unit.
The device will now undergo a structured programme of testing, which will demonstrate the operational performance in preparation for readying it to market.
Scottish energy minister Paul Wheelhouse said: “It is great to see this project add to a number of recent success stories where Scotland has been at the forefront of global research, development, tests and demonstrations.”
Magallanes chief executive Alejandro Marques de Magallanes added: “This is a very exciting period in the project, and in the last two weeks we have proven the viability of our floating tidal platform concept.”
The Atir tidal energy converter was deployed last month at EMEC’s Fall of Warness tidal energy test site by local contractor Leask Marine.
Source:renews
