The EURO-TIDES (European Tidal Energy Pilot Farm Focused on Industrial Design, Environmental Mitigation and Sustainability) project is a flagship tidal farm project aiming to deliver a 9.6 MW tidal energy array of four 2.4 MW Orbital tidal turbines.
Drawing from the advancements and experiences of the FORWARD-2030 and MAXBLADE EU-funded projects, EURO-TIDES is set to launch this large-scale pilot farm at the EMEC Fall of Warness tidal site in Orkney by 2027, running under full operational conditions for 15 years.
Jointly funded by the EU Horizon Europe programme and the UKRI, the EURO-TIDES project started in December 2023 and will run until February 2029.
The EURO-TIDES project will deliver a step change in the wider commercialisation programme for the scale deployment of Orbital’s leading technology.
This will be achieved through targeted work to demonstrate manufacturing solutions compatible with series production, optimisation of long-term operation and maintenance programmes while also accumulating accelerated operational performance data around Orbital’s technology.