May 14, 2021
Getting Metal Wet: Mocean Energy s Wave Energy Device Arrives in Orkney Ahead of Sea Trials
The Blue X wave energy prototype from Mocean Energy has been unloaded at Hatston Pier in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland ahead of summer sea trials.
The wave energy device, which is 20 meters long and weighs 38 tons, was built entirely in Scotland and transported by road from Rosyth to Aberdeen, then by ship to Orkney.
Mocean Energy said Friday that the Blue X will be tested in Kirkwall Harbour before being towed counterclockwise around Orkney to Copland s Dock in Stromness.
The device will then be deployed at the European Marine Energy Centre’s Scapa Flow test site for sea trials initially, and then later will move to EMEC’s grid-connected wave test site at Billia Croo, on the west coast of Orkney.
Mocean Energy unveils £3.3m wave power prototype ahead of Orkney deployment
The company plans to use the machine to power a subsea battery and unmanned underwater vessel
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Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Wave power company Mocean Energy has unveiled its new 20-metre long device to be deployed at the European Marine Energy Centreâs (EMEC) Scapa Flow test site in Orkney.
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Wave power specialists, Mocean Energy, have unveiled the company’s Blue X wave energy prototype which will take to the seas in Orkney, Scotland, in May 2021.
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The 20 m long, 38 t wave machine has been fabricated wholly in Scotland and will be deployed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)’s Scapa Flow test site for sea trials initially, and then later deployed at EMEC’s large scale Billia Croo test site in summer 2021.
In 2022, the wave pioneers plan to connect the device to a subsea battery which will be used to power a remotely operated autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).
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