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 steps he is taking to support the UK's wave and tidal stream energy sector.
Asked by:
Darren Jones (Labour)
Asked by:
Darren Jones (Labour)
Answer
The Government has a long history of supporting the development and deployment of wave and tidal stream technologies in the UK. Since 2010, various bodies across Government have made almost £80m of grant funding available to the wave and tidal sectors. Wave and tidal stream projects are eligible to enter the forthcoming Contract for Difference allocation round.
Answered by:
Claire Perry (Conservative)
15 February 2019
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