Cantick Head
SSE Renewables Holdings (UK) ltd & Open Hydro Site Development Ltd, 200MW
Irish tidal energy company OpenHydro and energy utility partner, SSE Renewables (SSE), have been awarded exclusive rights to develop a 200MW tidal energy farm in the Pentland Firth off the northern coast of Scotland.
The award was made by The Crown Estate in the UK, as part of a major announcement of the world’s first commercial wave and tidal energy leasing programme.
The Cantick Head site awarded to the OpenHydro and SSE joint venture lies within the Crown Estate’s Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Strategic Area, considered to be one of the world’s largest single tidal sites. Securing the site is a major first step in delivering large scale tidal energy to the UK; with this one project having the potential to provide 200MW or enough energy to power over 130,000 homes.
OpenHydro and SSE Renewables, which is responsible for the development and construction of SSE’s renewable energy portfolio and which is a sister business of Ireland’s largest independent and greener energy utility Airtricity, have formed a joint venture company, Cantick Head Tidal Development Ltd. The joint venture company will be responsible for the development of the site. Over the next few years, the partners will be working closely with statutory bodies, local communities and other stakeholders to complete the required surveys prior to bringing forward an application to deploy the tidal turbines.
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