Mocean Energy has started tank testing of a model of its 250kW Blue Horizon wave energy machine as part of the EU-funded EuropeWave programme. The Edinburgh-based wave power company has been awarded the contract by seven technology developers for the first phase of a €20 million research and development programme. Three prototype technologies will eventually be tested at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney and the Biscay Marine Energy Platform (BiMEP) in Spain. FloWave is using custom 25th and 50th scale models from Blue Horizon created by FloWave using an advanced 3D printer. EuropeWave is a wave energy technology research and development programme using a pre-commercial procurement model similar to that pioneered by Wave Energy Scotland. The final phase of EuropeWave will see three different technologies tested in real sea conditions off the coast of the Basque Country and Scotland in 2025.