Marine Harvest 
Scotland on Thursday announced it has applied for permission to site a prototype device to its new site near the Isle of Muck.
Known as the WaveNET, the device will be held in place by 160m mooring legs that will sit within the existing mooring footprint. The generator consists of six individual modules, known as SQUIDs, each able to produce 7.5KW, giving a total of 45KW installed capacity. The device is a prototype that has been developed by AlbaTERN.
“This is a very exciting development with huge potential,” said Chris Read, Marine Harvest environmental manager. “Our environment in Scotland makes us a natural home for both salmon farming and wave energy and this could prove to be a winning combination.”
The site near Muck is one of the planned open sea farm sites, originally unveiled in 2010, which form part of Marine Harvest’s GBP 80 million (USD 125.8 million, EUR 95.1 million) investment program.
Scotland on Thursday announced it has applied for permission to site a prototype device to its new site near the Isle of Muck.Known as the WaveNET, the device will be held in place by 160m mooring legs that will sit within the existing mooring footprint. The generator consists of six individual modules, known as SQUIDs, each able to produce 7.5KW, giving a total of 45KW installed capacity. The device is a prototype that has been developed by AlbaTERN.
“This is a very exciting development with huge potential,” said Chris Read, Marine Harvest environmental manager. “Our environment in Scotland makes us a natural home for both salmon farming and wave energy and this could prove to be a winning combination.”
The site near Muck is one of the planned open sea farm sites, originally unveiled in 2010, which form part of Marine Harvest’s GBP 80 million (USD 125.8 million, EUR 95.1 million) investment program.
