Scotland Pledges More Wave Energy Support

GALWAY, IRELAND--November 25, 2014 --Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland) Scotland's government has pledged to accelerate the development of its budding wave energy sector just days after one of its leading wave energy companies, Pelamis Wave Power (Edinburgh, Scotland), went into administration.

The government said it will set up a wave energy technology development body to encourage innovation in the industry. Wave Energy Scotland will aim to bring together "the best engineering and academic minds to collaborate in a research and development programme to accelerate wave technology further."