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Orbital Marine Power

Orbital Marine Power Ltd

Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom

TidalPrivate company
Profile last updated: May 7, 2026

About

Orbital Marine Power is a private company headquartered in Kirkwall, United Kingdom specializing in Tidal.

Scottish engineering company developing low-cost, predictable floating tidal stream turbine technology. Its O2 turbine, a 2 MW unit, has operated in Orkney since 2021. The company is building a pipeline of UK and international tidal projects, including Canadian projects with Eauclaire Tidal, and is privately held with offices in Orkney and Edinburgh.

Headquarters

Kirkwall, United Kingdom

Company type

Private company

Focus areas

tidal energytidal streamfloating tidal turbineContracts for Differenceclean energyOrkneyScotland

Products & services

Value chain

DevelopmentEngineeringManufacturingO&M

Locations

Headquarters

Hatston Pier Road, KW15 1ZL, Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom

Operating locations (1)

  • Lochrin Square, 92 Fountainbridge 1, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Projects

3

O2 tidal turbine

OperationalTidal stream turbine

Floating tidal stream turbine, operational since July 2021 and connected to the UK grid.

2 MW capacityOrkney, United Kingdom

EMEC CfD project

PlannedTidal stream turbine

Turbines secured under UK Contracts for Difference at the European Marine Energy Centre site, joining the existing O2 turbine.

14.4 MW capacityOrkney, United Kingdom

Eauclaire Tidal array at FORCE

PlannedTidal stream turbine array

Six-turbine tidal energy array planned for the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy in Nova Scotia, developed with Eauclaire Tidal.

CanadaClient: Eauclaire Tidal

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

IECRE Feasibility Statement for O2-X Tidal Energy Converter

Issued by: IECRE

Partnerships

Eauclaire Tidal, Global Energy Group

People

Management & team (2)

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