Undersea Turbines Could Supply Tenth Of UK Energy
The Independent|January 12, 2022
Undersea turbines could generate a tenth of Britain's power, according to a renewable energy expert. Tidal stream energy uses turbines to extract energy from moving masses of water in the oceans and rivers, and the UK is in an excellent position to reap the benefits as UK waters hold about half of Europe's tidal stream resource.
Samuel Webb
Undersea Turbines Could Supply Tenth Of UK Energy

Stephen Wyatt, director of research and disruptive innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, a sustainable energy research company, said the 2020s could be a golden decade” for the science. He told The Independent: “Tidal stream technologies are proven and on the cusp of commercialisation, with the most advanced being home-grown in the UK.

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