Nova tidal energy project receives European backing
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The funding from the European Commission will pay for the construction and testing of a device to convert the mechanical power in a tidal turbine rotor into electricity that is exported into the grid.
Partners in the project, which will run for 36 months, include Siemens, the University of Edinburgh, Wood Group and SgurrEnergy.
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Hide AdSimon Forrest, managing director of Nova Innovation, said: “This will be a major step forward for the global sector and significantly drive down the lifetime cost of tidal energy.”
Last month Nova deployed a third turbine at a tidal array in Bluemull Sound, Shetland, the world’s first grid-connected offshore tidal array.