The Crown Estate announced successful bidders for the world’s first commercial wave and tidal leasing round, for ten sites in Scotland’s Pentland Firth and Orkney waters. A 1.2 GW of installed capacity was proposed by the wave and tidal energy developers for 2020 (600 MW each from wave and tidal).
Wave:
- SSE Renewables Developments Ltd, 200 MW for Costa Head site
- Aquamarine Power Ltd & SSE Renewables Developments Ltd, 200 MW for Brough Head site
- Scottish Power Renewables UK Ltd, 50 MW for Marwick Head site
- E.ON, 50 MW for West Orkney South site
- E.ON, 50 MW for West Orkney Middle South site
- Pelamis Wave Power Ltd, 50 MW for Armadale site.
Tidal:
- SSE Renewables Developments (UK) Ltd, 200 MW for Westray South site
- SSE Renewables Holdings (UK) Ltd & OpenHydro Site Development Ltd, 200 MW for Cantick Head site
- Marine Current Turbines Ltd, 100 MW for Brough Ness site
- Scottish Power Renewables UK Ltd, 100 MW for Ness of Duncansby site.
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