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OCEAN ENERGY
Atlantis’ AR1500 1.5MW tidal turbine, mobilising for deployment at Meygen, Scotland
project in the Bay of Fundy, Canada will reap the benefits? History shows Contact information
– home to the most powerful tidal that industrial first movers gain the
resource in the world – is dominated learning and expertise to build an Website: www.oceanenergy.eu
by Europe’s pioneering technology. indigenous industry, before exporting Email: info@oceanenergy.eu
European companies are also that overseas. Twitter: @Oceanenergyeu
receiving orders and developing
projects in areas such as South-East Europe needs to act now and
Asia and Japan. maintain its technology leadership
by supporting pre-commercial ocean
The question therefore, is not ‘when’ energy farms, and building a strong,
but rather ‘where’ ocean energy will domestic industry. Our competitors
commercialise, and crucially who will not hesitate to seize the prize. l
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