The25,000 sq ft facility will be the base for the development of thenext-generation drive-trains used in company’s commercial-scale SeaGen device,a 1.2MW prototype of which has been running in Strangford Lough, NorthernIreland, since 2008.

“Investmentin the new assembly and testing facility in Bristol will enable us to make thisstep to develop next-generation tidal technology as well as larger arrays,”says Siemens Energy Hydro and Ocean Unit chief executive Achim Wörner.

"TheUK