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Islay Community Demonstration
Flex Marine Power Ltd (FMP), in association with the Islay Energy Trust, propose to install a single 50kW SwimmerTurbineTM in the Sound of Islay, Scotland, with the power being transmitted to Islay for private connection. A key objective of the project is to demonstrate FMP’s core model of delivering technology and methods which safely integrate with local skills and infrastructure. The anticipated date of installation of the SwimmerTurbine and its associated mooring system is June 2022. The operational period is anticipated to last approximately 5 years up to the end of May 2027. Decommissioning would commence thereafter with approximately 7 days required for decommissioning which will commence once a suitable weather window has been identified. It is anticipated that decommissioning would be completed by the end of June 2027.
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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)?
Active
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
Planned
Max Rated Power Capacity
The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by project, based on available resources and device nameplate capacity.
0.05 MW
Project Start Year
2021
Energy Resource
- Tidal
Project Scale
Full-scale
Number of Devices
1
Grid Connectivity
Grid Connected
Waterbody
Sound of Islay, Scotland
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
10 June 2025
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“Islay Community Demonstration.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Islay_Community_Demonstration. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects. <year>. "Islay Community Demonstration." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Islay_Community_Demonstration.
