European Marine Energy Centre tidal test site
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The European Marine Energy Centre tidal test site is a leading open-sea facility in Orkney, Scotland, where developers test and demonstrate full-scale tidal energy devices under real ocean conditions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| European Marine Energy Centre tidal test site canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine energy test facility
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tidal energy test site ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clientType | tidal energy technology developers ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| energySource | tidal currents ⓘ |
| gridConnection | grid-connected test berths ⓘ |
| hasTestingFocus |
prototype tidal turbines
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tidal stream devices ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
offshore test berths
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onshore substation ⓘ subsea cables ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scottish Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orkney
NERFINISHED
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Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| near | island of Eday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the world’s first open-sea tidal energy test sites
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supporting multiple tidal technology developers ⓘ |
| operatedBy | European Marine Energy Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorType | test and demonstration centre ⓘ |
| partOf | European Marine Energy Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEnergyType | tidal stream energy ⓘ |
| purpose |
demonstrating full-scale tidal energy devices
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supporting commercialisation of tidal energy technologies ⓘ testing tidal energy converters ⓘ |
| region | Northern Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyStandard | marine operations standards ⓘ |
| scale | full-scale devices ⓘ |
| seaArea | Fall of Warness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | marine renewable energy ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
device performance monitoring
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environmental impact assessment ⓘ grid integration trials ⓘ |
| supportsStage |
performance optimisation
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pre-commercial demonstration ⓘ technology validation ⓘ |
| testEnvironment |
open-sea
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real ocean conditions ⓘ |
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