MeyGen secures first phase funding
UK law firm Burges Salmon says that its long-standing client MeyGen has secured funding from The Crown Estate and the Scottish Government for the first phase of its Pentland Firth tidal renewable energy project.
Ross Fairley, Burges Salmon’s head of renewables, said: “We are delighted that MeyGen has secured this funding. The Pentland Firth project is one of the most significant tidal schemes in the world, and we are pleased to have advised MeyGen throughout the process.”
The MeyGen project, which is apparently the largest tidal scheme to have been consented in Europe, will ultimately consist of up to 400MW of generating capacity, enough energy to power 400,000 homes.
The project is situated in approximately 3.5km2 of the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth off the north coast of Scotland between Caithness on the Scottish mainland and the Island of Stroma.
By Anne-Marie Causer
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