Sustainable Marine Energy
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) is a marine engineering company delivering commercially viable solutions to the tidal industry.
Supported by the Scottish Government with the award of nearly £1.3m from the WATERS3 programme, SME signed up to a berth at the Fall of Warness tidal test site in April 2015.
Having tested a 100 kW PLAT-O prototype off the Isle of Wight, SME brought their PLAT-O 1 MW tidal system, a moored buoyant platform that is positioned mid-water column, to Orkney in April 2016.
The testing programme at EMEC has been supported by the Interreg NWE FORESEA project.
Related news:
- October 2018: CorPower and Sustainable Marine Energy join forces to tackle foundations and moorings
- February 2017: Orkney – buzzing with marine energy development
- June 2016: SME installs subsea rock anchors at EMEC tidal site
- June 2016: SME wet tests PLAT-O ahead of EMEC deployment
- June 2016: SME showcase German/UK innovation at Battle of Jutland centenary
- February 2016: Sustainable Marine Energy buys 16 turbines from Schottel Hydro
- July 2015: Marine energy developers share knowledge at Component Analysis Workshop
- April 2015: Sustainable Marine Energy taking PLAT-O to EMEC
- March 2015: WATERS fund provides £3.7m for testing marine energy prototypes
