Inyanga Marine Energy Group has won a 10MW contract for its tidal energy project at Morlais in Anglesey, Wales, through Allocation Round 6 (AR6) of the UK government’s Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme.
Inyanga Marine Energy earlier won 10MW award in the previous allocation round. The project uses innovative HydroWing technology.
Falmouth, UK-based Inyanga Marine Energy said this is the largest tidal energy contract awarded for a project through CfD AR6.
Richard Parkinson, CEO of Inyanga Marine Energy Group, said: “This allows us to build on economies of scale from our portfolio of projects to achieve commercially viable generation projects.”
Run by Menter Mon Morlais, all necessary infrastructure is already installed in the zone, including a connection to the national grid and two substations on the shore.
