The Scottish Government relaunched the ‘Saltire Tidal Energy Challenge Fund’ aiming to help commercial deployment of tidal projects. The £10 million fund goals to enhance and boost the commercial deployment of tidal energy in Scottish waters through driving innovation and reduction in the cost of electricity generated. The Saltire Prize challenge was firstly launched in 2008 to reward wave and tidal energy breakthroughs.
This concentrated support for tidal energy sits alongside the parallel £30...