Scottish renewable energy firm Nautricity has begun testing its new tidal energy technology which could be the world’s first to produce commercially viable electricity.
The Glasgow-based company is trialling its Contra Rotating Marine Turbine (CoRMaT) device at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney this week, 18 months since the concept’s inception at Strathclyde University where the firm was set up.
The CoRMaT device will use a contra-rotating rotor system to harness tidal energy as it is tethered to the seabed – up to 500metres depth – and held in tension by a sub-surface float using a HydroBuoy, also developed by Nautricity.
“Once we have demonstrated the technology here and shown that it can provide affordable electricity, we will then build out to multi-megawatt arrays at home and overseas,” said Cameron Johnstone, Nautricity’s co-founder and chief executive.
“In order to be able to compete abroad in the future, it’s essential that we have a robust, indigenous market from which to launch our international business development.”
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