Marine energy could provide more to UK's electricity needs

摘要

Marine energy could provide up to one-fifth of the UK's current electricity needs if given enough investment, a report has claimed. The Carbon Trust said wave and tidal power could become, in the long term, as competitively priced as conventional forms of renewable energy. The report by the trust - an independent company set up by the government to help the UK meet its climate change obligations -examined the marine energy sector's future costs and potential for growth.