New Vattenfall wave energy project in Scotland
Vattenfall is taking another development step in wave energy and investing in a new project outside the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It will be Vattenfall's second site after last years venture off the coast of Shetland Islands.Scottish high winds are an important asset for Vattenfall and the company is investing heavily in wind energy both onshore and offshore. The sea off the islands and Orkney and Shetland are well suited for wave energy. The goal is to build a wave energy farm with 11 Pelamis wave energy converters with a total installed capacity of 10 MW. This would correspond to