£4.5m boost to the tidal energy development in Anglesey
Economy and Infrastructure Secretary, Ken Skates has announced £4.5m of EU and Welsh Government funds to help boost the marine and tidal energy sector in North Wales.The funding will support the Morlais Demonstration Zone in Anglesey, which will help the development and commercialisation of multiple tidal stream technologies. The demonstration zone is in close proximity to the area of Minesto’s Holyhead Deep site. Minesto is collaborating with Morlais Marine Energy to jointly develop grid and cable infrastructure for the demonstration zone and Minesto’s future proposed array in Holyhead