Green light for "world’s largest" (up to 4MW) wave farm in Scotland

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Green light for "world’s largest" wave farm in Scotland

23-01-09

Plans for the "world's largest" wave energy farm in the Outer Hebrides have been given the go-ahead by the Scottish Government, it was announced yesterday.

The Siadar Wave Energy Project (SWEP), to be situated off the Isle of Lewis, is expected to use the power of the Atlantic waves to generate up to 4MW.

News of the consent was welcomed by the project's developers npower renewables and Inverness-based technology firm Wavegen, who have been working on the scheme since 2006, but npower have expressed concern about the economic challenges facing them.

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond described the project as "significant" and said that it could create up to 70 jobs in the Western Isles.

Mr Salmond said yesterday: "The Siadar wave farm will be one of the largest consented wave electricity generating stations in the world. It is the first commercial wave farm in Scotland and is starting with a capacity to power around 1,800 homes.

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