Incheon
Metropolitan
City
(IMC)
in
the
country’s
northwest
will
build
the
test
centre
to
support
Korea’s
fast-emerging
marine
renewables
sector.
IMC
has
signed
a
co-operation
agreement
with
the
European
Marine
Energy
Centre
(EMEC)
that
will
see
the
Scottish
facility
provide
technical
assistance
on
design
and
operational
issues.
Although
described
as
“very
tough
to
work
in”,
the
waters
off
Korea
offer
some
of
the
world’s
most
active
tidal
conditions,
says
EMEC.
Korea
already
boasts
the
world’s
largest
tidal-power
facility
with
the
254MW
Shihwa
barrage,
which
began
full
operations
last
year.
No
details
are
given…
