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EMEC Fall of Warness Tidal Energy Test Site

European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)

Off Eday, Orkney, Scotland

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Testing capabilities

  • Electrical, power and batteries
  • Functional and integrated-system testing
  • Hydrodynamics and marine testing

Services

Grid-connected real-sea tidal-energy converter testing and demonstration, with component/subsystem testing and independent performance assessment support.

Equipment

Grid-connected tidal site with seven tidal berths, subsea cables to shore, coastal control/switching, fibre data transfer, metered output, SCADA, environmental data and CCTV.

Standards

EMEC states ISO/IEC 17025 performance-assessment capability and ISO/IEC 17020 technology-verification capability for relevant services.

Contact

Organisation-wide contact: Email: info@emec.org.uk, commercial@emec.org.uk, matthew.finn@emec.org.uk; Phone: +44 1856852060, +44 1856852064; Named contact: Matthew Finn (Managing Director)

Approximate location

Eday ยท Region location

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