Pelamis Wave Power Ltd (PWP), have been named as the technology supplier for three major offshore wave energy projects in the worlds first seabed leasing round off the north coast of Scotland.

The three Pelamis projects which were successfully awarded lease options from The Crown Estate in the UK’s first marine energy leasing round include:

• A 50MW offshore wave project with Scottish Power Renewables, off the west coast of the Orkney Islands, and
• A 50MW offshore wave project with E.ON UK, also off the west coast of the Orkney Islands, and
• A third 50MW wave farm site off the north coast of Sutherland being developed by PWP themselves.

Commenting on the three projects, with a cumulative capacity of 150MW, Chief Executive Officer of PWP, Neels Kriek, said: “The Crown Estate’s process has set our industry on course towards delivering marine projects of utility scale, and PWP is delighted that both Scottish Power Renewables and E.ON UK endorsed our technology in their applications. We are proudly and uniquely aligned in our respective goals of delivering renewable energy through multiple commercial Pelamis projects in the next 5 to 10 years.” Kriek continued: “The challenges associated with the ambitions which have been set today are significant, and the team at PWP are energised to embrace these challenges to the benefit of Scottish Power Renewables, E.ON UK, our other customers and the UK low carbon economy objectives. I am confident that we are ideally placed with the significant support from the Scottish Government and DECC to translate today’s announcement into a global success for the UK, Scotland and the sector.”

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