Orkney Wave Power Station
| Orkney Wave Power Station | |
|---|---|
  Location of Orkney Wave Power Station in Scotland | |
| Country | Scotland, U.K. |
| Location | Orkney |
| Coordinates | 58°56′12″N 02°44′38″W / 58.93667°N 2.74389°WCoordinates: 58°56′12″N 02°44′38″W / 58.93667°N 2.74389°W |
| Status | Proposed |
| Commission date | Mid 2011 |
| Owner(s) | Aquamarine Power |
| Wave power facility | |
| Type | Oscillating water column |
| Offshore site area | Nearshore |
| Power generation | |
| Make and model | Aquamarine Power |
| Nameplate capacity | 2.4 MW |
The Orkney Wave Power Station is a proposed wave power station to be built by at the European Marine Energy Centre, Orkney, Scotland. Upon its completion, the facility would top 2.4 MW in installed capacity,[1] becoming the largest wave power station in the world.
The power station would utilize the Oyster-2 wave power generating technology, the newer version of the Oyster wave energy converter.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Aquamarine Power's Oyster 2: Can it help wave energy go commercial?, 2010-05-13, retrieved 2010-08-30
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