Orbital Marine Power’s floating O2, the world’s most powerful tidal turbine, started grid connected power generation at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. It’s anchored in the Fall of Warness where a subsea cable connects the 2MW offshore unit to the local onshore electricity network, having the capacity to meet the annual electricity demand of around 2,000 UK homes. Read more for a video and additional information.
This tidal turbine, weighing 680 metric tons, will operate in the waters off Orkney for the next 15 years and also send power to a land-based electrolyzer generating green hydrogen. Funding for this project has come from public lenders, while the Scottish government provided around $4.72-million through its Saltire Tidal Energy Challenge Fund.
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This is a major milestone for the O2 and I would like to commend the whole team at Orbital and our supply chain for delivering this pioneering renewable energy project safely and successfully. Our vision is that this project is the trigger to the harnessing of tidal stream resources around the world to play a role in tackling climate change whilst creating a new, low-carbon industrial sector,” said Andrew Scott, Orbital CEO.
