Isle of Wight grants planning permit to 15 MW Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC)
Planning permission has been granted for the onshore elements of a ground-breaking tidal energy generation project: Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre. The Isle of Wight Council unanimously approved the construction of a substation within the Southern Water Services compound to the west of Ventnor.
PTEC now has all the consents in place to proceed with its proposal – England’s first multi-megawatt tidal stream power generation project. By placing tidal turbines in the sea off the south coast of the Isle of Wight, the project will supply predictable, renewable energy directly to the national grid.
PTEC, with consenting activities being managed by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), has already signed an agreement with technology developer Orbital Marine Power to deploy its innovative O2 turbine with the project.
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