Under a joint venture with the island's local council, asmany as nine prototype devices will be tested in the currents at the Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) site, slated to be open"in 2015-16".

“The aim of PTEC is to make clean renewable energy forthe Isle of Wight and support the development of the tidal sector byfacilitating the commercialisation of tidal technologies," says PTECproject manager Mark Francis.

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