PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Tidal Power and Wave Power (11 February 2019)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the economic benefits of the UK's wave and tidal stream energy sectors.
Asked by:
Darren Jones (Labour)
Asked by:
Darren Jones (Labour)
Answer
Wave and tidal energy are still at a pre-commercial stage of development. A report published by the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult in February 2018[1] estimated that if cost competitive, wave energy had the potential to add a net positive contribution to the UK economy but the sector lagged around ten years behind the tidal sector.
[1] https://ore.catapult.org.uk/?attachment_id=6260
Answered by:
Claire Perry (Conservative)
15 February 2019
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