The Fall of Warness Tidal Scheme, (FoW - EMEC)
The Fall of Warness Tidal Scheme, (FoW - EMEC) tidal stream overview.
This Fall of Warness scheme is Tocardo’s proposed tidal array at EMEC’s Orkney test site. The development programme included a temporary floating platform carrying a single T2 turbine, tested during 2017 and recovered that December. The larger Universal Foundation System array was not demonstrated; the consented scheme is distinct from other developers’ installations at the test site.ConsentedUnited Kingdom
At a Glance
Installed capacity
0.275 MWOwner
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United KingdomLocation
59.140°, -2.806°Website
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Organisations
9 recordsOrganisations recorded as working on this asset or its project, and their role.
| Organisation | Role | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment support partnerOther | EMEC’s February 2017 announcement names Aquatera among the companies working with Tocardo on its system deployment. | |
| Deployment partnerTransport Installation | EMEC’s February 2017 announcement names Damen among the companies working with Tocardo on the system deployment. | |
| Test site operator and project partnerTest Site Operation | Provided the Fall of Warness test site and participated in the InToTidal research consortium. | |
| Horizon 2020 programme funderFunding And Programme | The InToTidal project received European Union Horizon 2020 support under grant agreement 730799. | |
| InToTidal research partnerResearch And Monitoring | Participated in the Tocardo-led InToTidal consortium alongside EMEC and Leask Marine. | |
| Marine installation and recovery contractorMarine Vessels Logistics | Installed moorings and cables for the TFS deployment and recovered the device in December 2017; the site was cleared in early 2018. | |
| Historical electrical deployment contractorSubstation Electrical | Under its former name Bryan J Rendall Electrical, the company worked with Tocardo on the 2017 EMEC system deployment. | |
Tocardo (EMEC) | Operator Or Applicant | Not set |
| Historical tidal array developerDevelopment | Tocardo International signed the February 2016 agreement with EMEC and prepared the 2017 project application for the phased deployment. |
Supplier registration
Contact page onlyHow suppliers get onto this project's radar: its standing register, supplier portal or contact route.
General enquiries can be made through the test centre’s corporate contact channel. This company-wide route does not provide project-specific supplier registration.
EMEC company-wide contact route covering its test facilities; no Tocardo-specific supplier register is advertised.
SourceChecked 28 Oct 2026
Capacity history
Recorded project capacity figures. Future-dated changes are shown but are not used as current capacity.
| Effective | Capacity type | Capacity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Installed capacity | 0.3 MW | OES-Environmental — temporary TFS demonstrator tested in 2017 and recovered in December 2017 |