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T WAS the British physician Dr
Thomas Fuller who penned the
Energy company takes the plun
line: “We never know the worth a third site off the coast of North global leader
of water till the well is dry. “ Antrim, Northern Ireland. energy indust
So perhaps it is telling that now, They could eventually provide The plan inv
276 years later, experts are turning enough energy for 40,000 homes. most advance
their attentions to the power of the Planning applications are now Lànstrøm - de
sea in order to prevent those same expected to be lodged as early as Hammerfest
wells expiring through the effects next summer once further tests in jointly by Scot
of global warming. UK waters are complete. Renewables,
Earlier this month ScottishPower Keith Anderson, the director of Hammerfest
Renewables, already at the fore in ScottishPower Renewables, said: A new subsi
developing wind-farm technology, “Tidal power is completely Hammerfest
also surfaced as a global leader renewable, being driven by the been set up to
in introducing marine energy. gravity of the sun and moon, opportunity to
It did so by unveiling plans for the with no carbon dioxide emissions, devices in Sco
word’s largest tidal system. whilst being entirely predictable Chairman of
The project could involve up to 60 in nature.” Strøm AS/UK
turbines sited in the Pentland Firth “It now provides Scotland with Naess, said: “
and Sound of Islay off Scotland and another chance to become the blessed with t
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