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The Winds of Change [View all]
Last edited Thu Sep 19, 2013, 11:09 AM - Edit history (1)
By Mike Small
Source: Bella Caledonia
Thursday, September 19, 2013
It’s often sidelined in the media, but the energy focus we should be having – because it’s about our future – has just taken a massive step forward. Scotland now has the world's biggest wave farm and the largest tidal energy project in Europe.
It should be on every newspaper front page but isn’t because it doesn’t fit with the print media’s narrow agendas and obsessions.
Yesterday it was announced that the largest tidal energy project in Europe will be launching soon after permission was granted for the first stage in the Pentland Firth. It’s the first commercial deployment of tidal turbines in Scottish waters. A demonstration project will be built between Orkney and the mainland following the decision by the Scottish Government.
Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said: “Today we have granted consent to MeyGen Limited to develop the largest tidal turbine array in Europe and the first commercial project off these shores.
It should be on every newspaper front page but isn’t because it doesn’t fit with the print media’s narrow agendas and obsessions.
Yesterday it was announced that the largest tidal energy project in Europe will be launching soon after permission was granted for the first stage in the Pentland Firth. It’s the first commercial deployment of tidal turbines in Scottish waters. A demonstration project will be built between Orkney and the mainland following the decision by the Scottish Government.
Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said: “Today we have granted consent to MeyGen Limited to develop the largest tidal turbine array in Europe and the first commercial project off these shores.
Full Article: http://www.zcommunications.org/the-winds-of-change-by-mike-small.html
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