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08/05/2024
Scotland To Play Key Role In Development Of Marine Energy
Scotland's world-leading marine energy industry will play a key role in delivering clean power for future energy systems, industry body Scottish Renewables has said.Scottish Renewables have responded to Ocean Energy Europe's report on the progress towards commercialisation made in the marine energy sector in 2023.
Claire Mack, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: "The latest statistics released by Ocean Energy Europe show clearly that the UK's marine energy industry has a bright future and it is encouraging to see the projects we have in development making such substantial progress towards commercial deployment. We have high hopes that a significant number of these projects will be successful in Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 6, the results of which will be announced later this year.
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"Scotland will welcome the Ocean Energy Europe conference later this year and I look forward to working closely with all the key players in the industry on how we can create a thriving marine energy economy with multiple projects deployed at scale around the UK coastline."
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