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The Fall of Warness Tidal Scheme (EMEC) — 4 MW Wave and Tidal
The Fall of Warness Tidal Scheme (EMEC) is a 4 MW wave and tidal power plant located in United Kingdom. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
Insights
Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Wave and Tidal
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Commissioned
- 2018
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Tocardo/OpenHydro
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Coordinates
- 59.140, -2.806
Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~25 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator
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About this plant
The Fall of Warness Tidal Scheme (EMEC) is a 4 MW wave and tidal power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Tocardo/OpenHydro.
Ranked #3 of 7 wave and tidal plants in the United Kingdom, it accounts for 10.47% of the country’s total wave and tidal capacity of 38 MW. The largest wave and tidal plant in the United Kingdom is Hayle Wave Hub (Test Site) at 23 MW, making this facility 5.8 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Kirkwall (16 MW, Oil), Spurness Extension (10 MW, Wind), and Inner Sound Phase 1A (MeyGen) (6 MW, Wave and Tidal). The facility is located in Orkney, approximately 16 km from Kirkwall.
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