Aegir Wave Farm Explained

Aegir Wave Farm
Coordinates:59.97°N -1.45°W
Country:off the south west of Shetland
Location:Scotland, United Kingdom
Status:M
Owner:Vattenfall
Pelamis Wave Power
Wave Technology:Surface-following attenuator
Ps Units Manu Model:Pelamis Wave Power
Ps Units Planned:100 MW

The Aegir wave farm was a planned wave farm off the south west of Shetland. The project was developed by Aegir Wave Power, a 2009 formed joint venture of Vattenfall and the wave power technology developer Pelamis Wave Power. The wave farm would have had capacity from 10 MW potentially up to 100 MW.[1] Following the collapse of Pelamis in November 2014, the project was cancelled by Vattenfall in February 2015.

History

It was to have used around 25 Pelamis P2 converters.[2] [3] The first phase was intended to be installed by 2014,[4] however, it was announced later that the company would file a planning application to Marine Scotland in 2014.[5] [6] The second phase would have consisted of an array of up to 14 converters with a total capacity of 10 MW. The third phase would have increased capacity up to 40 MW by 2023. After that, capacity may have been increased up to 100 MW.[1] The project was dependent of construction of a transmission cable between Shetland and the mainland Scotland. Approval of the Viking Wind Farm at Shetland could promote the interconnector's project.[7] [8]

In November 2014 Pelamis went into administration after failing to secure enough funding to develop its devices.[9] In February 2015 Vattenfall announced that it would liquidate Aegir.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Vattenfall wave farm may become much bigger, company reveals . . 2011-10-27 . 2011-11-17.
  2. News: Concerns raised over Aegir wave farm . Wave Energy Today . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425231706/http://social.waveenergytoday.com/news/concerns-raised-over-aegir-wave-farm . dead . 2012-04-25 . 2010-01-22 . 2011-11-17 .
  3. News: Objections made to proposed wave farm off west of Shetland . . Jonh . Robertson . 2010-01-22 . 2011-11-17.
  4. News: Energy pairing on crest of a wave . . 2009-12-16 . 2011-11-17.
  5. News: Vattenfall signs deal for final berth at Scotland's marine energy centre . Click Green . 2012-03-15 . 2012-04-09.
  6. News: Vattenfall snaps up final Emec berth in Orkney for Pelamis' P2 . ReCharge . . Darius . Snieckus . 2012-03-15 . 2012-04-09 . .
  7. News: UK: Aegir Wave Farm to Benefit from Viking Wind Farm . Subsea World News . 2012-04-05 . 2012-04-08.
  8. News: UK: Viking Decision Boosts Shetland Wave Project . Subsea World News . 2012-04-06 . 2012-04-08.
  9. News: Sweden's Vattenfall to liquidate wave power venture. Energy Voice. 7 February 2015.