EMEC to host Marine Power Systems’ wave energy array
Marine Power Systems (MPS) is to demonstrate a multi-megawatt wave energy array at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).
The Swansea-based marine energy developer will bring its first commercial scale array demonstration to two berths at EMEC’s Billia Croo wave test site, off the west coast of Orkney, Scotland in 2025-2026.
In a statement, Gareth Stockman, CEO at Marine Power Services said: “We are thrilled to be demonstrating our first pre-commercial array at EMEC. The project represents another significant step forward for the business and our progress towards market readiness.
“This array demonstration will support the ongoing development of our technology and its functionality to ensure that the commercial arrays delivered at increasing scale represent the most robust, reliable and cost-effective devices on the market. The project will also deliver further research and development around manufacturing and the real-world deployment of our technology at commercial scale.”
MPS’s PelaGen wave energy converter (WEC) design enables energy to be harnessed during the heave and surge of a wave, with each device capable of capturing over a megawatt of power.
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