Ellie ZolfagharifardSenior reporter
Drivers in the UK may be filling their tanks with biofuel derived from the spruce and pine trees of Norway by 2020 following the development of new bio-oil refining technologies.
Research being carried out at a unique environmental simulator in Hull could inform the design and deployment of tidal turbines.
Haliade-X turbine will generate 12MW with a 63 per cent capacity factor, and stands 260m tall.