Orkney’s European Marine Energy Centre to collaborate with Italian developer

Results pave the way for a full-scale version of the Marine Power Systems wave energy device

The autonomous energy harvesting platform will stay out at sea for up to 18 months

Orbital Marine Power is the first recipient of funding from the £10m Saltire Tidal Energy Challenge Fund

Two international research groups aim to support progression of wave and tidal energy

The partnership will build a test rig in Rosyth to test the university’s C-GEN power take-off technology