The AR1000 is a single-rotor commercial-scale tidal turbine, rated to dispatch 1MW of predictable power at a water velocity of 2.65m/s.
According to the company, a full commissioning program is now underway at EMEC and is expected to take three months.
The three-bladed tidal turbine will be tested over the next two years, ahead of commercial system roll-out into the MeyGen project in Pentland Firth, Scotland.
EMEC managing director Neil Kermode said the marine energy industry in Scotland continues to gather pace and is working towards world-leading targets in terms of deployment and generation of renewable energy.
