SPOTLIGHT ON ORKNEY & THE PENTLAND FIRTH P2 PAGE 18
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Demonstration Programme EMEC, Orkney
THE P2 TEST PROGRAMME INVOLVES THE DEPLOYMENT OF TWO PELAMIS P2 MACHINES AT THE EUROPEAN MARINE ENERGY CENTRE (EMEC) OFF THE WEST COAST OF THE ORKNEY MAINLAND
The P2 machine is an innovative second generation design of Pelamis wave energy converters. Two P2 machines have been deployed offshore at EMEC’s Billia Croo test site and are now being operated and maintained as a wave farm, generating electricity to the grid during installation periods.
E.ON AND SCOTTISHPOWER RENEWABLES
These machines were built for utility customers, E.ON and ScottishPower Renewables. The P2-001 built for E.ON was the first wave machine to be sold to a utility for operation in the UK, and underwent a three year test programme before ownership of the machine transferred to Pelamis Wave Power. This machine will now inform ongoing research and development, testing numerous technology innovations in order to optimise Pelamis technology for commercial scale deployment.
The ScottishPower Renewables owned Pelamis machine, P2-002, was first installed in May 2012 and it is anticipated that the machine will continue its testing programme until 2015. The machine is being introduced to progressively more energetic sea states over time in order to test its performance in different conditions. The experience gained from this project will play a vital role in ScottishPower Renewables’ plans to deploy a commercial scale wave farm off Marwick Head in Orkney, for which an agreement for lease has been awarded by the Crown Estate for up to 50MW capacity.
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