Waves and tides in Pentland Firth can cause ships problems but may be a major source of green energy Photograph: Highland Council

SSE wins big as UK awards 1.2GW of marine projects

The UK’s Crown Estate has named the successful bidders in the world’s first commercial wave- and tidal-energy leasing round, handing out ten sites off Scotland that will have a total potential to generate 1.2 gigawattts (GW) on to the national grid by the end of the decade.

Darius Snieckus

Published: Tuesday, March 16 2010