Aquamarine Power is currently developing Oyster 2, its second generation wave power device. Oyster 2 will be manufactured in 2010. Installation will commence in 2011 at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.
Oyster 2 will have an installed capacity of 2.5MW and will consist of three linked wave power devices powering one onshore hydro-electric generator.
Oyster 2 will use the same technology principles as Oyster 1 but will feature a new shape which has been designed for increased performance and efficiency – capturing more of the ocean’s energy and producing more power per tonne of steel.
Oyster 2 has been designed for mass manufacture and will consist of a modular construction for ease of installation and maintenance.
The three devices will share one pipeline and one onshore generator which will offer efficiencies of scale.
In February 2010, Aquamarine Power received a grant of £5.1 million from the Marine Renewables Proving Fund (MRPF), a £22 million initiative funded by the UK Government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and managed by the Carbon Trust.
Find out more about Aquamarine Power's Marine Renewables Proving Fund grant.