Scotland is all to establish a wave energy technology development body, ‘Wave Energy Scotland’ in a bid to encourage innovation in the industry.
The new technology announced by the Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism Fergus Ewing is expected to bring together the engineering as well as academic minds to collaborate in a research and development programme to further wave technology.
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Fergus Ewing said: "With the extraordinary ocean energy resources off Scotland’s coasts, our belief in the future success of wave energy is undiminished.
"Now is the right time to consider the future of our support for wave energy in Scotland. This is a young industry and we still have a lot of learning to do in marine renewables.
"We want to encourage further innovation in wave energy development and we recognise the need for a bold new approach to supporting this emerging technology."
In order to speed up wave technology development with the new ‘Wave Energy Scotland’, the government is proposing a fresh and collaborative method.
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By GlobalDataIn response to the latest wave energy technology development Scottish Renewables senior policy manager Lindsay Leask said: "Capturing wave energy is a complex and demanding process, and although the sector is still in its infancy Scotland can rightly be said to hold a world lead in the development of this cutting-edge technology.
"The Scottish Government should be applauded for the creation of Wave Energy Scotland, which will provide crucial support to the home-grown Scottish companies who dominate the sector and allow collaboration on key shared engineering issues."
Image: Scottish Renewables senior policy manager Lindsay Leask. Photo: courtesy of Nick Sharpe
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