The FloWave TT ocean energy research facility is designed to test physical scale models of marine renewable energy devices, in a combined wave and current environment.
The facility is located at The University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings campus, on Max Born Crescent.
It comprises a 25-metre (82 ft) diameter circular tank, with 168 active-absorbing wave makers around the circumference, and 28 pumps arranged beneath the raisable floor.
[4] FloWave TT is a wholly owned subsidiary of the university, and the £10M construction cost of the facility was primarily funded by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
[5] A number of developers have publicised that they have completed testing of their devices at FloWave, including: Five of eight projects from the Wave Energy Scotland Novel Wave Energy Converter Call were tested at FloWave, with the others being tested in the towing tank at University of Strathclyde.