First Minister Carwyn Jones has announced that Wales’ first full scale tidal stream energy generator has been given the go-ahead following the injection of £6.4m of EU funding.
The money will enable the £11m DeltaStream device, which will generate clean electricity from the tides off the West Wales coast, to be manufactured ready for a trial installation in 2012.
Backed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government, the funding provides a vital source of support for Cardiff-based marine renewable energy company, Tidal Energy.
Announcing the funding, the First Minister said: “Investing in renewable energy technologies is vital to build a low carbon economy and help drive forward Wales’ ambitions to become a more sustainable nation.
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