Corpower has installed a half-scale prototype of its C3 wave-energy device at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) off Orkney.

The Swedish developer’s 25kW device was deployed at EMEC’s Scapa Flow nursery site by Stromness-based contractor Green Marine, and testing will take place until the end of May (www.corpowerocean.com).

The C3 deployed on an EMEC-provided foundation is the forerunner of a full-scale 8m-diameter device with a rated capacity up to 300kW. The gravity-based foundation module includes a mooring system with a tidal adjustment function and a tensioning capacity of up to 60 tonnes.