Carbon Trust provides £350,000 grant for first seagoing trials of innovative tidal energy device
Underwater kites set to power all households in city the size of Newcastle by 2020Tidal energy device developer Minesto UK Ltd is receiving a grant of up to £350,000 from the Carbon Trust funded by Invest Northern Ireland to deploy the first seagoing prototype of its innovative seakite technology – ‘Deep Green’. The device works like a kite, tethered to the seabed, which flies through the sea current carrying a turbine. If trials are successful, Minesto plans to deploy enough devices