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Tapping Massive Indigenous Wave Energy Potential

A quick talk on wave energy with Lynne Vallance, who along with Trevor Raggatt, Deputy Director, Marine Energy 's38; Operations Innovation Unit, DECC, and Alla Weinstein, President, European Energy Ocean Association, is scheduled at the forthcoming 2nd Annual International Wave Energy Summit 2009 in London (June 30 - July 1) this year.

Marine renewable energy technologies in the U. K. have gained solid support for research and development this year.

The renewable energy industry in the UK has welcomed Alistair Darling'ss Budget announcement of a package of measures to build a low carbon economy and further decarbonise electricity generation. The package included 's163;405 million in funding for low carbon energy technologies, including wave and tidal devices.

The industry has termed the 's163;405 million budget for low carbon technologies development and deployment as very promising.

The Scottish Government, which earlier this year launched a contest in its quest for a groundbreaking wave or tidal power technology, has already received 100 registrations of interest to compete for the Saltire Prize.

Lynne Vallance, head of Offshore Renewables Policy team, Scottish Government believes that the industry is making good progress in positioning itself to exploit the massive wave energy potential.

Technologies have been through many rounds of testing and detailed plans are now being developed to deploy these technologies at a pre-commercial level. The lessons learned from this deployment activity will be important in moving the industry even further forward in realising the wave energy potential, said Vallance.

Measures such as introducing enhanced ROCs in Scotland under the Renewables Obligations (Scotland) - 5 ROCs for wave projects - have been successfully received and we believe these will encourage the development of wave projects to finally reach a commercial scale, added Vallance, who is scheduled to speak at the forthcoming 2nd Annual International Wave Energy Summit 2009.

The wave and tidal industry has been fighting for support over the past years and only through determined efforts has made steady progress and established the UK as the world leader in this field. Considering the spate of initiatives taken this year, the industry expects steady progress towards exploitation of massive indigenous wave energy potential in the time to come.

For more information, click here: http://www.waveenergytoday.com/IWES/agenda.shtml

Or Contact: Gargi Iyer by email gargi @ waveenergytoday.com

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