The Crown Estate Scotland has awarded Orbital Marine Power with an option agreement for the development of a tidal energy project. To be located in Orkney, the project is expected to have a capacity of 30MW.
Orbital Marine Power has confirmed that the Orkney project has secured grid connection. The plant will be built next to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), where the developer has already concluded projects.
The new initiative is calculated to generate £120m in spendings with the domestic supply chain as well as hundreds of job positions across the construction and operational phases.
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