Pelamis Wave Power is part of a consortium of marine energy industry leaders and academic institutes taking part in a new project aimed at accelerating the marine energy industry. The Hebridean Marine Energy Futures Project will focus on identifying and characterising wave energy sites off the coast of the Outer Hebrides and will examine the potential environmental impact of wave energy converters in a study based at EMEC, Orkney.
The University of the Highlands and Islands has secured grants to lead the research project that could help to make the Hebrides one of the most valuable and sought-after marine energy sites in Europe.
The project has secured £900,000 from the Scottish Funding Council. The work will include resource modelling, data collection and environmental studies to inform Scotland’s emerging marine energy industry. The project is headed by the Greenspace low carbon and renewable energy research team at the university’s Lews Castle College and will be supported by a range of industry partners including, Aquamarine Power, Pelamis Wave Power, Scottish Power Renewables, EON, Voith Hydro Wavegen, SSE Renewables, NPower Renewables. The project is also backed by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar/Western Isles Council.