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Bardsey Sound Tidal Array
Nova’s Ynys Enlli Tidal Energy project will involve placing an array of their M100 100kW turbines in Swnt Enlli (Bardsey Sound) between Ynys Enlli (Bardsey Island) and the Llŷn Peninsula mainland in north Wales. To deliver the project, Nova will build on their experience and expertise from Shetland, where they have made ground-breaking technical advances, such as installing Tesla battery storage to deliver baseload tidal power to grid. These advances will help to deliver the Enlli Tidal Energy project, as well as a future Nova Tidal Array within the West Anglesey Tidal Demonstration Zone.
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Project Status
Is the project actively being planned or is deployed in the water (active)? Or was the project canceled or completed (inactive)?
Inactive
Project Life Cycle
Project Progress through life cycle:
- Planned: Project has identified a deployment location and is preparing for deployment
- Operational: Project is deployed in the water and is active
- Completed: Project was previously deployed in the water
- Decommissioned: Installation has been fully removed in accordance with regulations
- Canceled: Project was canceled before being deployed in the water
Canceled
Max Rated Power Capacity
The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by project, based on available resources and device nameplate capacity.
0.5 MW
Project Duration
2017 - 2023
Energy Resource
- Tidal
Project Scale
Full-scale
Number of Devices
5
Grid Connectivity
Grid Connected
Waterbody
Bardsey Sound, Irish Sea
Site Characteristics
Geographic characterization for the project location:
- Open Ocean: Main body of ocean, not enclosed or partially enclosed by land
- Coastal: Open water near the coast, spanning between land and shelf boundary
- Enclosed Bay: water that is partially surrounded by land, with a mouth open to larger water
- Constricted Channel: A channel where water flows quickly due to narrowing by the land
- River: Water flowing from land towards a larger body of water
Constricted Channel
Country
United Kingdom
Last Modified
6 June 2025
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“Bardsey Sound Tidal Array.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Bardsey_Sound_Tidal_Array. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects. <year>. "Bardsey Sound Tidal Array." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Bardsey_Sound_Tidal_Array.
