The studies, to be carried out at the 95MW Ness of Duncansby tidal power site and a 50MW wave farm development off Marwick Head, will detail the hydrodynamics of each location, as well as forecasting the performance of different marine energy technologies that might be deployed at the two spots.

Intertek Metoc’s work is designed to provide “a full understanding of likely power output and through-life costs of the technology”.

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