It has just been announced that Sladar on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides is to be the location for a wave farm generating up to 4MW, enough to power around 1,500 local houses.
The project is a collaboration between npower Renewables and Wavegen and is expected to generate not only electricity but about 70 jobs in the area. It is one of the first marine renewable energy projects to be approved in the UK.
First Minister, Alex Salmond, announcing the go-ahead, said: ‘Today’s announcement is a significant step in Scotland’s journey to become a world leader in renewables’. Director of the conservation body WWF Scotland, Richard Dixon, said: ‘Scotland is a world leader on wave power and continued support for these green energy scheme will deliver huge export benefits in technology and expertise’.
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