i'm also with a spanish trenewable energy compat's testing its new project here in orkney. this device generates power from the tides. >> we have already produced energy with this platf >> sreenivasan: pablo mansilla is a project manager with magallanes renovables, the company that developed this device. he took me aboard to get a closer look why come her >> we are coming here because this is the most important place to test enis energy. >>ivasan: the floating deck is about 150 feet long and when it is in place it will be tethered to the seafloor with chains. the tides rush through two giant underwater turbines beneath the deck and generate energy. the device was towed more than30 miles from spain and soon will be connected to the grt at emec's tte in orkney for a year. >> we want tteo valihis technology, to optimize our platform and try to reach to thr coal point and start selling platforms. >> sreenivasan: mansilla took me inside, where electricalnv ters transform the power generated from the tides to a standard voltage before sending it to the power grid on shore. when i

as the bells bring in 2019 there will be passing showers in orkney and shetland. to open the door to a more northerly airflow. the real cold air will mist us, scandinavia and hitting eastern europe, but we will get the tail end of something much chillier than we have had over the past few days. some cloud at times across southern areas to new year‘s day, but away from that and a few showers in northern scotland, some of those wintry in shetland, for most it will bea wintry in shetland, for most it will be a grey day, sunny spells for the vast majority and temperatures falling away as we go through the day. many in single figures by the time we hit the afternoon. into the night, the frost will return across the western half of the uk. eastern parts of scotland and east of england, just enough breeze and a bit more cloud to keep warmth at bay. a crisp winter ‘s day, plenty of sunshine around, and temperatures staying in mid— single figures. so massive changes from what we finished 2018, but colder feel and those nighttime frosts are back as well. thank you very much

it is heavy rain at the moment in orkney, showery rain across the rest of scotland. to is above where it should be for the time of year. ten, 11, 12 celsius at the best. we will see the wind picked up with outbreaks of rain, pushing rapidly across much of scotland, northern ireland through the night. some heavy bursts of rain into the far north of england. further south, brea ks north of england. further south, breaks in the cloud b2 mist and fog and maybe a touch of frost. most street into the start of the weekend —— maybe. a little low pressure system to the north. that is squeezing the isobars and strengthening the wind. gale force across parts of scotland. into the far north. a bright and breezy day expected. brightening up in northern ireland to a certain extent as it will in northern england after early reindeer and in wales. many in the south will stay dry. —— early rain there. the wind coming from the west. extending to the mid atlantic. temperatures higher than today's values of around 12 or 13. patchy rain pushes back northwards as we go into sunday. anothe

western scotland will continue to see showers and also to the north across orkney and shetland.nday, sticking out to the north of the weather system. here the driest and brightest weather tomorrow. if anything drier than today because we will lose showers in the west but we could get stuck with stubborn patches are fog. in the south, cloud and rain. uncertainty about how far north the rain will sit. i am hopeful northern ireland and northern england will improve during the day. further south, northern england will improve during the day. furthersouth, rain northern england will improve during the day. further south, rain heavy at times but very mild. in the north, colder after the frosty start in scotland. and into next week, it will all be about high—pressure building. it will try to settle the weather down. quite dry weather to come but high—pressure can lock into place low cloud or any mist and fog. not much of the breeze, it does not get things moving. rain on monday in the south. elsewhere, stubborn fog. the vale of york always favoured one. and in scotland where we get it,