Strong links to manufacturing will determine commercial future of tidal energy

Posted on 26 May 2020 by Jonny Williamson

A Scottish engineering group has called on the UK and Scottish governments to urgently create “crucial connections” with domestic manufacturers in order scale wave and tidal energy projects.

The call comes after two decades in which government incentives have failed to produce commercially viable projects, though trials involving various prototypes are continuing – particularly around the Pentland Firth. In a submission to a UK government consultation, Glasgow-based Malin Group says these efforts will only succeed if “linked to domestic manufacturing capacity with marine…

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