Orkney Islands Council has announced tender for tidal energy consultancy services worth approximately between £275,000 and £300,000.

The services included in the tender are the investigation and detailed solutions for the wave overtopping problem generated from the East at No 2 Churchill barrier, Holm Sound, Orkney, as well as the review of data and study of tidal flow at Barrier No 2 to investigate the viability of tidal energy capture (from turbines) particularly given the environmental and physical conditions encountered at this location.