Oyster back in operation off Orkney

October 29, 2013 at 10:41 am

The Oyster device pictured during testing in Orkney. (Picture: Aquamarine Power)

Aquamarine Power’s Oyster 800 wave energy machine is back in operation, and exporting power, following the completion of a comprehensive improvement programme which took place over the summer.

The machine has now been de-ballasted and is clearly visible operating at the company’s test berth at Billia Croo, part of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.

The Oyster 800 improvement programme involved shutting down the near shore wave energy machine to carry out improvements in five specific areas – with the overall goals of improving performance, reliability and availability of Aquamarine Power’s second full-scale device.

“The product improvement programme has been extremely challenging but has resulted in an even better Oyster 800,” said Aquamarine Power Chief Executive Officer Martin McAdam.