Gray Fabrication receives SR2000 tidal turbine fabrication contract

Scotrenewables Tidal Power has awarded a key fabrication contract to Gray Fabrication for the superstructure of the SR2000 tidal turbine.
Slated to be launched next year, the 2MW SR2000 turbine is expected to be the most powerful tidal turbine in the world to date.

Scotrenewables managing director Mark Hamilton said that the SR2000 turbine represents the full-scale version of Scotrenewables’ technology.

"Gray Fabrication were selected as our preferred fabricator for this key contract after an extensive tendering process with fabricators across the UK," Hamilton added.

"We are delighted to award the contract to a fabricator within Scotland, and Gray Fabrication are a shining example of the strength and quality of the Scottish manufacturing sector. We look forward to working with them as our project and the wider marine renewables industry continues to develop."

Prior to the sale of units to tidal array developers, the turbine will be demonstrated at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney from 2015.

Scotrenewables CTO Jonathan Meason said: "The turbine will have to survive the challenging wave and tidal conditions of the north Atlantic, which is why we have chosen Gray’s, whose combination of 25 years of fabrication experience and extremely high professional standards, gives us the confidence we need."