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| Orkney to get 'biggest' wave farm | Orkney to get 'biggest' wave farm |
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| Scottish ministers have announced funding for what has been described as the world's biggest wave energy farm. | Scottish ministers have announced funding for what has been described as the world's biggest wave energy farm. |
| The Pelamis device has been tested at the European Marine Energy Centre (Emec) on Orkney by Leith-based company Ocean Power Delivery. | The Pelamis device has been tested at the European Marine Energy Centre (Emec) on Orkney by Leith-based company Ocean Power Delivery. |
| Scottish Power wants to commission four more at the same site. | Scottish Power wants to commission four more at the same site. |
| Deputy First Minister Nicol Stephen announced a £13m funding package that will also allow a number of other marine energy devices to be tested. | Deputy First Minister Nicol Stephen announced a £13m funding package that will also allow a number of other marine energy devices to be tested. |
| Ocean Power Delivery has already exported the Pelamis for use in a commercial wave farm. | Ocean Power Delivery has already exported the Pelamis for use in a commercial wave farm. |
| Click here to see how the wave power system works | Click here to see how the wave power system works |
| The large, tubular segments were taken to a site off the northern coast of Portugal last year for a project which aimed to generate enough power for 1,500 households. | The large, tubular segments were taken to a site off the northern coast of Portugal last year for a project which aimed to generate enough power for 1,500 households. |
| At that stage the company warned that the industry could be forced to quit Scotland if there were no opportunities to use the technology closer to home. | At that stage the company warned that the industry could be forced to quit Scotland if there were no opportunities to use the technology closer to home. |
| Scotland has the potential to generate a quarter of Europe's marine energy Nicol StephenDeputy first minister | Scotland has the potential to generate a quarter of Europe's marine energy Nicol StephenDeputy first minister |
| Now Scottish Power is planning a venture which it believes could create enough power for 2,000 homes. | Now Scottish Power is planning a venture which it believes could create enough power for 2,000 homes. |
| The biggest single handout of more than £4m will go to a Scottish Power subsidiary, CRE Energy, which will build the wave farm. | The biggest single handout of more than £4m will go to a Scottish Power subsidiary, CRE Energy, which will build the wave farm. |
| Mr Stephen said: "Today marks a vital milestone in Scotland's drive to be the world leader in the development of marine renewables." | Mr Stephen said: "Today marks a vital milestone in Scotland's drive to be the world leader in the development of marine renewables." |
| Create jobs | Create jobs |
| Of the Pelamis scheme, he said: "This will be the world's biggest commercial wave project - significantly bigger than the major Portuguese scheme. | Of the Pelamis scheme, he said: "This will be the world's biggest commercial wave project - significantly bigger than the major Portuguese scheme. |
| "Scotland has the potential to generate a quarter of Europe's marine energy and kick-starting the sector is vital if we are to create a significant industry based in Scotland and meet our long-term renewables targets." | "Scotland has the potential to generate a quarter of Europe's marine energy and kick-starting the sector is vital if we are to create a significant industry based in Scotland and meet our long-term renewables targets." |
| Mr Stephen said the industry had the potential to create thousands of jobs and attract millions of pounds of investment. | Mr Stephen said the industry had the potential to create thousands of jobs and attract millions of pounds of investment. |
| Scottish Power's director of renewables, Keith Anderson, said: "This is a massive step forward. | Scottish Power's director of renewables, Keith Anderson, said: "This is a massive step forward. |
| "It will be a test of the actual devices that will be used commercially and, if successful, should help propel Scotland into the forefront of marine energy throughout the world." | "It will be a test of the actual devices that will be used commercially and, if successful, should help propel Scotland into the forefront of marine energy throughout the world." |
| 'Emerging economies' | 'Emerging economies' |
| Emec managing director Neil Kermode said: "We are delighted to see this level of support from the Scottish Executive. | Emec managing director Neil Kermode said: "We are delighted to see this level of support from the Scottish Executive. |
| "It sends a clear signal that the executive is determined to push forward the development of tidal and wave technologies - technologies that will unlock the enormous renewable energy potential of our coastal waters. | "It sends a clear signal that the executive is determined to push forward the development of tidal and wave technologies - technologies that will unlock the enormous renewable energy potential of our coastal waters. |
| Mr Stephen said it was an exciting development for Scotland | Mr Stephen said it was an exciting development for Scotland |
| "The technology is moving forward, but we must never underestimate just how difficult - and expensive - an environment this is to work in." | "The technology is moving forward, but we must never underestimate just how difficult - and expensive - an environment this is to work in." |
| Friends of the Earth Scotland's chief executive, Duncan McLaren, said: "Wave and tidal power could supply a fifth of UK's electricity needs and Scotland is ideally placed to generate significant amounts of this pollution-free energy. | Friends of the Earth Scotland's chief executive, Duncan McLaren, said: "Wave and tidal power could supply a fifth of UK's electricity needs and Scotland is ideally placed to generate significant amounts of this pollution-free energy. |
| "It is critical that we see full-scale devices in our waters soon, otherwise the world-leading expertise Scotland has built up will rapidly depart these shores." | |
| Green speaker on energy, Shiona Baird MSP, said: "Any investment is to be welcomed - but it pales into insignificance with the Portuguese project. | Green speaker on energy, Shiona Baird MSP, said: "Any investment is to be welcomed - but it pales into insignificance with the Portuguese project. |
| "Despite the gusto with which this announcement is being made, ministers remain determined to build more roads and expand airports, so it's going to take a lot more than this to reduce climate pollution." | "Despite the gusto with which this announcement is being made, ministers remain determined to build more roads and expand airports, so it's going to take a lot more than this to reduce climate pollution." |
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