PRIMRE/Databases/Projects Database/Test Sites/META Dale Roads Wave Test Site

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META Dale Roads Wave Test Site

Marine Energy Test Area (META)

Our Mission

To reduce the time, cost and risks faced by marine energy developers in order to accelerate growth in the sector, whilst complementing the existing test centre network present across the UK including the two Welsh Demonstration Zones.

Dale Roads Wave Test Site
  • 8m – 12m Depth
  • 19.56Ha Area
  • 2.19m Wave Resource
  • 18.1 seconds Maximum Recorded Peak Period
Testing Activities Supported
  • Scaled wave energy converter (WEC) devices
  • Full-scale wave energy converter (WEC) devices
  • Research and innovation; supporting research, innovation & monitoring methodology projects

www.meta.wales

Additional Information
Device Status Is the test site actively testing or in planning (active)? Or is it permanently closed for business (inactive)?
Active
Energy Resource
  • Wave
Duration
2021 - Ongoing
Grid Connectivity
Not Grid Connected
Waterbody
Milford Haven
Site Characteristics Geographic characterization for the test site location:<ul> <li>Open Ocean: Main body of ocean, not enclosed or partially enclosed by land</li> <li>Coastal: Open water near the coast, spanning between land and shelf boundary</li> <li>Enclosed Bay: water that is partially surrounded by land, with a mouth open to larger water</li> <li>Constricted Channel: A channel where water flows quickly due to narrowing by the land</li> <li>River: Water flowing from land towards a larger body of water</li></ul>
Enclosed Bay
Country
United Kingdom


Last Modified
17 June 2025


Citation Formats

“META Dale Roads Wave Test Site.” Marine Energy Projects Database: Test Sites, PRIMRE, United States Department of Energy, https:https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Test_Sites/META_Dale_Roads_Wave_Test_Site. Accessed <day> <monthRoman> <year>.
Marine Energy Projects Database: Test Sites. <year>. "META Dale Roads Wave Test Site." Accessed <monthRoman> <day>, <year>. https:https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Databases/Projects_Database/Test_Sites/META_Dale_Roads_Wave_Test_Site.