Sam Shead

DECC reveals plans for marine energy park in the south west

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The UK’s first marine energy park will be established in south-west England in a bid to speed up the progress of marine power development.

According to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), the South West Marine Energy Park will stretch from Bristol through to Cornwall and as far as the Isles of Scilly. It will create a collaborative partnership in the region between national and local government, local enterprise partnerships, the universities of Plymouth and Exeter and industry — including a testing facility in Cornwall for wave energy devices known as Wave Hub.

Climate change minister Greg Barker said: ‘This is a real milestone for the marine industry and for the south-west region in securing its place in renewables history as the first official marine energy park. The south west can build on its existing unique mix of renewable energy resource and home-grown academic, technical and industrial expertise.

‘Marine power has huge potential in the UK, not just in contributing to a greener electricity supply and cutting emissions but in supporting thousands of jobs in a sector worth a possible £15bn to the economy to 2050.’

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