French Tidal Race Picks Up Pace

GALWAY, IRELAND--May 28, 2014 --Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland) France's tidal energy ambitions moved forward recently as the leading companies looking to dominate this budding sector were revealed.

The date for Expression of Interest (EoI) for developing potential French tidal energy farms closed in mid May, and the lists of applicants and consortia for the two main regions - Raz Blanchard and the Fromveur Passage - are mostly French-based developers proposing to use tidal technology from largely non-French companies.