New Marine Energy Taskforce launched with backing from The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland.
The Marine Energy Taskforce (MET) launched last month, tasked with developing a roadmap to realise the UK’s marine energy potential. The Energy Minister Michael Shanks MP was joined by members of the MET Core Group, including The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland who confirmed funding for this critical 12-month project.
The UK has over 25GW and 11GW of accessible wave and tidal stream energy capacity respectively and projects are currently being deployed with over 80% UK supply chain content. The MET is a 12-month initiative that will explore what actions are required to realise the UK’s potential in a manner that maintains high levels of UK content.
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