Power plant · Scotland, United Kingdom
Orbital Eday 4, EMEC Fall of Warness - Tidal Energy Project
Orbital Eday 4, EMEC Fall of Warness - Tidal Energy Project is a planned power plant in Scotland, United Kingdom, with 4.8 MW of capacity, operated by Orbital Marine Power.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | Orkney Waters, Orkney, KW15 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned (planning application submitted) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 13 Dec 2023 (planning authority Marine Scotland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Orbital Marine Power | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 4.8 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Tidal Stream | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 59.1484, -2.8392 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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- Permit applied for (planning authority Marine Scotland)
How it compares
Orbital Eday 4, EMEC Fall of Warness - Tidal Energy Project is the 758th-largest of 872 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Scotland and the 2,570th-largest of 3,222 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 4.8 MW is <0.1% of the 300,461 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United Kingdom. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 758th of 872 | 99,272 MW | <0.1% |
| United Kingdom | 2,570th of 3,222 | 300,461 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 5,703rd of 6,455 | 664,040 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 30 grid connections (16 operating, 63.1 MW) and 15 substations, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eday Tidal Primary | Substation | — | — | 2.9 km |
| Hydro 3.8 MW grid connection at Eday Tidal Stream | Grid connection | 3.8 MW | Operating | 4.3 km |
| Orbital Marine Westray 2 grid connection | Grid connection | 30 MW | Planned | 4.3 km |
| Eday Tidal Developments grid connection | Grid connection | 4.8 MW | Planned | 4.4 km |
| Eday Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.9 km |
| Rousay Primary | Substation | — | — | 8.3 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.
- SSEN Distribution. SSEN Distribution data portal, CC BY 4.0.