A demonstration combining tidal power, battery storage, and hydrogen production has been completed in Scotland, marking what is said to be the first time these three technologies have been integrated into a single energy system.
The demonstration integrated Orbital Marine Power ’s O2 tidal turbine, vanadium flow batteries supplied by Invinity Energy Systems, and an ITM Power 670 kW electrolyser, performed at the European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) onshore site on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland.