ScottishPower Renewables has received consent to develop a Demonstration Tidal Array in the Sound of Islay, between the islands of Islay and Jura on the west coast of Scotland.
The tidal array will consist of ten tidal stream generating devices that will be fully submerged on the seabed just south of Port Askaig. The candidate device is the HS1000, developed by Andritz Hydro Hammerfest (for more information on Andritz Hydro Hammerfest's tidal turbines please click here). The proposed array will have the capacity to generate 10 megawatts of cleaner greener power.
In July 2010 the application for this project was submitted to Marine Scotland and after determination, consent was received on the 16th March 2011.
We are committed to working with our community partner, the Islay Energy Trust (IET), to maximise the social and economic benefits of the project for the local community. This includes identifying opportunities for local businesses and liaising with stakeholders to minimise impacts.
To download the Non Technical Summary for this project please click on this link: Sound of Islay Non Technical Summary