7 September 2005
The Scottish executive is teaming up with environmental power generators to try to provide cheaper electricity for consumers.
Scotland's government wants renewable wave and tidal energy to provide up to ten per cent of Scotland's electricity production.
Enterprise minister Nicol Stephen said that 7,000 jobs could be created by the projects, and added: "To deliver, we need to do more. Development on a large scale will drive down costs and make it possible for these devices to power the engine of a sustainable Scotland."
Chief executive Maf Smith, of green energy group Scottish Renewables, told the BBC: "Wave and tidal energy has vast potential and if properly supported could join hydro and onshore wind projects as a means of delivering our future electricity needs, tackling climate change and bringing skilled employment to Scotland."
Duncan McLaren, chief executive of Friends of the Earth Scotland, told the news provider: "The UK's coastline has huge potential for wave and tidal power, which could help reduce our reliance on polluting fossil fuel and hazardous nuclear plants."
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