Two Cornish companies have won an international contract to work on a multi-million pound project to develop a floating wind turbine at Wave Hub, the offshore renewable energy test facility.

Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker has seen first-hand how Cornwall is playing a key role in the development of the marine energy industry in the UK.

Wave Hub, the Cornwall-based offshore energy test facility, has been confirmed by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) as the preferred location for its offshore wind floating platform system demonstrator.

Wave Hub, the Cornwall-based offshore marine energy test facility, has welcomed an agreement from the South West England and Scottish Marine Energy Parks to work together to support the development of the wave and tidal industry in the UK.

OceanEnergy Ltd has been granted a three year marine licence for the deployment of the first wave energy device at Wave Hub.

The company planning to install the first wave energy device at Wave Hub has applied for a marine licence for the deployment.

Wave Hub has welcomed a UK Government announcement that will see financial support for wave and tidal stream technologies more than double from next year.

Three new board members have been appointed to oversee the operation of Wave Hub, the offshore marine energy project in Cornwall.

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is investigating whether it could use Wave Hub, the world’s largest wave energy test site, to accommodate floating offshore wind turbines as part of a demonstration project valued at over £25 million.

Ocean Energy Limited, Ireland’s leading wave energy company, is working with Wave Hub, the world’s largest grid connected offshore marine energy test site, to deploy its technology at the site later this year.