Cantick Head
| Project type | Tidal |
| Current status | In development |
| Last website update | March 2010 |
| Location | Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters |
| Capacity | 200MW |
| Homes powered | Around 130,000* |
*Based on household consumption of 3,300 kWh a year
Cantick Head wave project
A joint venture partnership between SSE Renewables and OpenHydro has been awarded exclusive rights to develop a 200MW tidal site in the Pentland Firth.
The Cantick Head site is located to the south of South Walls in Orkney and within the Crown Estate’s Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Strategic Area. The site will prove a major first step in delivering large scale tidal power to the UK national grid and has a potential maximum capacity of 200MW; enough to power 133,000 homes.
The partnership will now work closely with statutory bodies, local communities and the Crown Estate to develop the site prior to bringing forward an application.
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SSE press release The Crown Estate press release OpenHydro
Procurement enquiries
Our communications team is unable to respond to speculative procurement enquiries. If you are interested in supplying goods and services for this project, please refer to our FAQ.
Media enquiries should be directed to:
Flavia Paterson at SSE on +44 (0)845 0760 530
General enquiries can be sent to:
Flavia Paterson
Corporate Affairs
SSE | Inveralmond House 200 Dunkeld Road Perth PH1 3AQ UK
M: +44 (0)7500 912589
E: flavia.paterson@sse.com
