Indian steelmaker Tata Steel's Europe division Tata Steel Europe has announced on August 9 that it has supplied an order for offshore grade steel for a pioneering wave energy device of Aquamarine Power, a UK-based wave energy technology company.
Aquamarine Power's device, which is capable of generating 800kW of electricity, was unveiled last month by Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond in Fife. The machine, called the Oyster 800, will now be transported to Orkney, Scotland, for installation later this summer.
The order for high-quality steel plate was used to create the device, which is 26 metres long and 16 metres wide. The steel was manufactured at Tata Steel's Scunthorpe steelworks before being rolled at the company's plate mill in Dalzell, Motherwell, Scotland.
Deirdre Fox, Tata Steel's sales and marketing director for energy and power, said, "This contract is another example of Tata Steel increasing its profile in the renewables sector. This is an emerging industry that is crucial to the UK's energy security and we are keen to support the development of efficient new supply chains in this field."