Brims Tidal Array
In 2013 a revision was made to the boundary of the Agreement for Lease (AFL) area, whereby 80% of the original AfL area was relocated to the west, with the remaining 20% overlapping with the original site. As a result of this boundary change and in order to ensure a name relevant to the Project location, the site name has been revised from Cantick Head Tidal Development to Brims Tidal Array, with the joint venture partnership now called Brims Tidal Array Limited (BTAL).
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Project Status Is the project actively being planned or is deployed in the water (active)? Or was the project canceled or completed (inactive)?
Inactive
Project Life Cycle Project Progress through life cycle:<ul> <li>Planned: Project has identified a deployment location and is preparing for deployment</li> <li>Operational: Project is deployed in the water and is active</li> <li>Completed: Project was previously deployed in the water</li> <li>Decommissioned: Installation has been fully removed in accordance with regulations</li> <li>Canceled: Project was canceled before being deployed in the water</li></ul>
Canceled
Max Rated Power Capacity The maximum amount of electricity that can be produced by project, based on available resources and device nameplate capacity.
60 MW
Project Duration
2013 - 2018
Energy Resource
- Tidal
Project Scale
Full-scale
Number of Devices
30
Grid Connectivity
Not Grid Connected
Waterbody
Pentland Firth, Orkney
Site Characteristics Geographic characterization for the project location:<ul> <li>Open Ocean: Main body of ocean, not enclosed or partially enclosed by land</li> <li>Coastal: Open water near the coast, spanning between land and shelf boundary</li> <li>Enclosed Bay: water that is partially surrounded by land, with a mouth open to larger water</li> <li>Constricted Channel: A channel where water flows quickly due to narrowing by the land</li> <li>River: Water flowing from land towards a larger body of water</li></ul>
Coastal
Country
United Kingdom
Last Modified
6 June 2025
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“Brims Tidal Array.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https:https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Brims_Tidal_Array. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Projects. <year>. "Brims Tidal Array." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https:https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Projects/Brims_Tidal_Array.
