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Aegir wave farm

Aegir wave farm in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
2 h–4 h

About

Aegir wave farm is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

From the Wikipedia article

The Aegir wave farm was a planned wave farm off the south west of Shetland. The project was developed by Aegir Wave Power, a 2009 formed joint venture of Vattenfall and the wave power technology developer Pelamis Wave Power. The wave farm would have had capacity from 10 MW potentially up to 100 MW. Following the collapse of Pelamis in November 2014, the project was cancelled by Vattenfall in February 2015.

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Background

History

It was to have used around 25 Pelamis P2 converters. The first phase was intended to be installed by 2014, however, it was announced later that the company would file a planning application to Marine Scotland in 2014. The second phase would have consisted of an array of up to 14 converters with a total capacity of 10 MW. The third phase would have increased capacity up to 40 MW by 2023. After that, capacity may have been increased up to 100 MW. In November 2014 Pelamis went into administration after failing to secure enough funding to develop its devices. In February 2015 Vattenfall announced that it would liquidate Aegir.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates
59.9700, -1.4500
Address
Scotland, United Kingdom
Official site
www.aegirwave.com

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Aegir wave farm?
Aegir wave farm is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 59.9700°, -1.4500°.
Who owns Aegir wave farm?
Aegir wave farm is owned by Vattenfall<br />Pelamis Wave Power.