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Tidal Generation Ltd (TGL) Sampling Survey 2007/9_TGL: Orkney Tidal Generation Project (04/May/2007 to 11/May/2007)

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British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
25 September 2026
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Summary

This marine sampling survey took place in May 2007. Tidal Generation Ltd (TGL) contracted the British Geological Survey (BGS) to undertake seabed rock coring at a tidal generation test site in Orkney. TGL contracted the Delta Marine vessel Voe Viking to carry out the work and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), who manage the test site, oversaw and agreed all operations at site. The resulting cores and data are archived by BGS but all information should be regarded as confidential. Technical details of the survey are contained in the Operations Report.

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
25 September 2026
Harvest GUID
abc9f747-548b-0f38-e044-0003ba9b0d98
Extent (Latitude)
59.1499° to 58.1231°
Extent (Longitude)
-2.8307° to -2.7785°
Spatial reference system
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Dataset reference date (publication)
2007-05-11
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Access constraints
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Responsible party
British Geological Survey (BGS) (custodian); Tidal Generation Ltd (originator)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

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