UK testing facilities
EMEC Fall of Warness Tidal Energy Test Site
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)
Off Eday, Orkney, Scotland
Access: Yes
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