Brims Tidal Array (Cantick Head)

Brims Tidal Array (Cantick Head) tidal stream overview.

Brims was a proposed tidal-stream array south of Hoy in Orkney, developed from the earlier Cantick Head scheme. The environmental statement described a phased development of up to 200 MW; a December 2019 marine-planning report recorded the project as on hold following OpenHydro’s liquidation, and the project company was dissolved in October 2021.DormantUnited Kingdom

At a Glance

Capacity

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Owners

Brims Tidal Array Limited +2 more

Operator

Data coming soon

Country

United Kingdom

Location

58.762°, -3.234°

Website

Official project page

Ownership

3 records

Share	Role	Details	Period
Unknown	Project Company	Brims Tidal Array Limited was the company responsible for the proposed Brims array. The company was dissolved on 15 October 2021.	Current / not dated
Unknown	Co Developer	OpenHydro Site Development Limited was a joint developer of the Cantick Head tidal project, subsequently renamed Brims Tidal Array.	Current / not dated
Unknown	Co Developer	SSE Renewables Holdings (UK) Limited was a joint developer of the Cantick Head tidal project, subsequently renamed Brims Tidal Array.	Current / not dated

Organisations

14 records

Organisations recorded as working on this asset or its project, and their role.

Organisation	Role	Details
	Shipping and navigation risk consultantSurvey Inspection	Prepared navigation-risk assessment work and shipping analysis for the proposed array.
	Environmental assessment coordinatorConsenting Environmental	Coordinated the Brims environmental assessment and contributed ecological, landscape and cumulative-impact studies.
	Historical tidal project companyProject Company And Development	Commissioned the Brims environmental assessment and applied for permission to develop the proposed array.
	Historical seabird statistical-analysis consultantConsenting Environmental	Provided distance-sampling analysis of seabird surveys cited in the Brims environmental statement.
DCNS OpenHydro/SSE Renewables	Operator Or Applicant	Not set
	Physical-processes and marine-mammal assessmentConsenting Environmental	Contributed physical-processes and marine-mammal assessment work documented in the Brims environmental statement.
	Ornithology and seabird-survey consultantConsenting Environmental	Provided seabird surveys and ornithological assessment for the Brims environmental statement.
	Historical tidal-array joint developerHistorical Development Context	Participated in the joint venture that developed the Cantick Head and Brims tidal-array proposal.
	Historical geophysical survey contractorSurvey Inspection	Carried out the 2014 geophysical survey cited among the Brims environmental statement’s supporting studies.
	Historical tidal-array joint developerHistorical Development Context	Participated in the joint venture that developed the Cantick Head and Brims tidal-array proposal.
	Historical marine-archaeology survey providerSurvey Inspection	Worked with ORCA on the historic-environment baseline supporting the Brims assessment.
	Historical seabed agreement-for-lease authorityLease Award And Site Control	Awarded an agreement for lease for the Cantick Head tidal project on 16 March 2010.
	ORCA archaeological consultancyConsenting Environmental	The Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology contributed the marine-archaeology assessment and supporting historic-environment work. ORCA forms part of the UHI Archaeology Institute.
	Fish, fisheries and underwater-noise assessmentConsenting Environmental	Prepared fish, fisheries and underwater-noise studies supporting the proposed Brims array.

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