A joint venture between developer Perpetuus Energy Ltd and the Isle of Wight Council was cleared by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to build the grid-connected scheme, where a range of up to 60 different turbine technologies will enter commercial operation.
"The Perpeptuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) is of strategic importance to the UK’s tidal industry as it delivers a fully consented site for a range of turbine technologies, deployed in large commercial arrays," states project director Mark Francis
"By allowing multiple turbine technologies to use the same site and share the same consents and infrastructure, we can simultaneously bring down the cost of energy and accelerate the growth of the tidal industry.
“We
