Scottish energy innovators win €2.5M to turn up the tempo of tidal power
TIDAL titans Nova Innovation have won €2.5 million to build an upscaled tidal energy turbine that will further slash the cost of tidal power and meet the needs of utility clients and coastal populations around the world.
The European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Fund will finance Nova’s UpTEMPO (Upscaling Tidal Energy Manufacturing and Production Output) project – a two-year campaign to design, build, and demonstrate an enhanced version of Nova’s 100kW tidal turbine.
In 2016, Nova Innovation was the first company to successfully deliver an offshore array of tidal turbines, in Bluemull Sound, Shetland. Nova is working on tidal energy projects across the UK, Europe, North America and Asia.