Billia Croo Test Site

EMEC’s wave test facility is ideally placed on the western edge of the Orkney mainland, in an area with one of the highest wave energy potentials in Europe, if not the world. The exposed North Sea location means the island group is subjected to the powerful dynamic forces of the North Atlantic Ocean.

Construction of the wave test facility was completed in October 2003 and operational activities commenced shortly thereafter. The Centre's facilities consist of four test berths situated along the 50m water depth contour off Billia Croo, Stromness on the Orkney mainland (some 2km offshore).

A small poster which illustrates the wave test site facilities can be downloaded here (2.02MB) and further details of the site infrastructure can be found under the General Info section.