The Solent Ocean Energy Centre (SOEC) is a managed test/demonstration facility for the deployment and support of individual machines and arrays of tidal stream technologies that have achieved a technology readiness level of between six and nine.
Designed for phased implementation, it is estimated that SOEC will be fully operational by 2016.
The Isle of Wight Council, together with its project partners, is continuing to host strategic discussions with device and project developers regarding tenancy, and other support services on the Isle of Wight and in the Solent region.