Scotland’s European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Italian renewables developer Enel Green Power (EGP) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to drive forward demonstration projects.
The MoU aims to encourage knowledge sharing in marine energy technology development and performance assessment.
The Orkney test centre said the partnership will address a gap in “independent marine energy testing against international standards”, the development of which would “increase credibility and trust in the sector”.
EMEC and EGP will provide both public and private investors with “increased confidence” in the marine energy industry to encourage future investment and growth, it added.
EGP head of marine innovation Fabio Fugazzotto said: “This cooperation will allow us to share our expertise and know-how on marine energy with EMEC, leveraging on lessons learned and internationally recognised evaluation standards, with the aim to explore future opportunities in the ocean energy sector.”
EMEC international development manager Rob Flynn added: “This project will help us learn from each other and drive the marine energy sector forward”.