Tidal Power
(asked on 26th June 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to promote tidal energy and wave power as part of the UK's Industrial Strategy.
This question was answered on 10th July 2017
As part of the Industrial Strategy, we are engaging with all sectors to deliver an economy that works for everyone.
The Department provides innovation funding aimed at developing new, innovative technologies and cost reductions. Once they reach commercial deployment, wave and tidal projects can compete with other renewable technologies for support through Contracts For Difference.