The Bolt Lifesaver – a 16-metre-diameter, open-centre point-absorber concept hatched by Norway’s Fred Olsen – will undergo trials at the site in preparation for future tests at the grid-connected WaveHub facility, also off the coast of Cornwall.

Fred Olsen’s wave energy converter (WEC) was developed by a team that included UK marine engineers Supacat, tidal-device maker Scotrenewables and the University of Exeter.

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