The new 800kW device measuring 26 x 16 metres, will deliver 250 % more power than the prototype Oyster which was successfully deployed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney last summer. The new device incorporates significant design improvements on Oyster 1, being simpler to instal, easier to maintain and enabling greater  energy production.

The company will begin deployment of three Oyster 2s at EMEC in summer 2011. The three devices will be linked to a single onshore 2.4MW hydro-electric turbine. A small farm of 20 Oyster 2 devices would provide enough energy for more than 12,000 homes.
 
“Our brilliant engineering and research team have taken all of the lessons learned through the design, manufacture, installation and operation of Oyster 1 and incorporated these into Oyster 2," says CEO (right) Martin McAdam.
 
“The design concept remains exactly the same, but we have improved every element of that design, from the size and shape of the Oyster flap, to the hydraulic power take off and pipeline system,” Oyster 2 has very few moving parts, and the hydraulic elements are modular ... they can be swapped in and out as maintenance is required," notes McAdam.
 
“When Oyster 2 is installed next summer it will be another step on our journey to building the world’s first commercial wave farm."