A tidal energy device which uses hydrofoils instead of rotor blades to drive turbines is to be installed in the Humber Estuary this week.
The device, which is expected to generate 100 kilowatts of electricity, or enough for 70 homes, will be undergoing tests to develop the technology further.
Pulse Tidal, which has developed the technology, has already installed the piles, plans on attaching the main structure and has claimed the whole device could be operational next month.
The company is confident that the system generates more electricity than rotor blades in shallow water.
Howard Nimmo, executive director at Pulse Tidal, said: "We believe turbine developers are restricted in one way - tidal resource is limited by its depth in most places."
Unlike rotor blades, which are limited in length by the sea floor and surface, hydrofoils run parallel to the seabed, and so there is no limit on how long they can be.
As the twin hydrofoils move up and down, they drive the turbine to generate power.
Earlier this year E.ON announced plans to build a tidal power station in Wales which would generate enough energy for 5,000 homes.
