Tidal Power and Wave Power: Finance
(asked on 23rd June 2020) - 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 Government funding is available for a feasibility and development project for (a) tidal and (b) wave energy projects; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 1st July 2020
The Government regularly makes funding available for innovative energy projects. Tidal and wave energy companies are welcome to bid into calls for the Energy Entrepreneurs fund and the UKRI SMART Grants programme. Government funds feasibility and assessment work for low technology readiness level (TRL) technologies through the ORE Supergen.