Siadar is a joint venture between RWE subsidiary Npower Renewables and Inverness based Wavegen, which is owned by Germany’s Voith Siemens Hydro Power Generation.

It will harness power from the Atlantic waves in Siadar Bay, on the Scottish island of Lewis, and produce up to 4 megawatts (MW) of power, enough to supply the annual electricity needs of around 1,500 homes in the Western Isles.

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