Cornwall set for the surge of wavepower

摘要

Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) is to install a wave-power station with 5MW capacity off the north coast of Cornwall. The company has similar installations off the coast of Spain, France and Hawaii, but the Cornwall unit will be the first of its kind in the UK. The PowerBuoy will form part of the so-called South West Wave Hub Project, which will provide a direct connection to the national grid from 10 miles out to sea off the coast of Hayle.