The 12-tonne device was lowered into 55 metres of water, 16 kilometres off the coast of Cornwall.

Wave-power machines can be connected to the £42m ($64.5m) hub for evaluation of their performance.

Wave Hub was lowered to the seabed on 3 September, following problems laying the project's power export cable last month.

Four 300-metre ‘tails’ which serve the berths of the hub were then positioned on the seabed by contractor CTC Marine.

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