Marine energy is one of the smallest, but most opaque, renewables sectors — defined by a constellation of small, disparate companies jealously guarding their technological secrets.
“We’re still at a stage where everyone is developing their technology almost in isolation,” says Mike Smith, chief operating officer of tidal-energy firm Atlantis Resources.
However, in March, the UK Crown Estate awarded 10 sites to developers in the Pentland Firth and Orkney waters, totalling 1.2
