The Edinburgh-based tidal-energy developer Nova Innovation (www.novainnovation.co.uk) has deployed the first 100kW turbine forming part of the Shetland Tidal Array in the Bluemull Sound. Moreover, the company says that the M100 turbine is now delivering power to the Shetland grid.

The Shetland Tidal Array is a joint enterprise between Nova and Belgian renewables developer Elsa. Phase 1 of the array consists of three M100 turbines, with two more turbines to be phased in. Nova expects to deploy the fourth and fifth units of the £3.75 million project, which has £1.9 million of grant and loan funding from Scottish Enterprise, by 2018.

Nova director Simon Forrest says that it has delivered a project with over 80% Scottish supply chain content, and over 25% of the spend in Shetland.