Neptune Renewable Energy gets government green light for autumn deployment of advanced tidal stream device.
Neptune Renewable Energy Ltd has been given parliamentary approval for the deployment of its world-leading tidal stream power device.

It has been issued with a Transport and Works Act Order following a decision by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to allow deployment of the Neptune Proteus NP1000 demonstrator and the installation of a shore bridge in the Humber.

The device, which is on course to be deployed during the autumn, is to provide power for The Deep submarium, Hull’s successful millennium visitor attraction.

The 150-tonne Neptune Proteus was towed along Hull’s William Wright Dock in July 2010 and generated levels of electrical power output beyond the minimum commercial requirement. It has since undergone final fitting out and electrical installation.

Glenn Aitken, finance director of Neptune Renewable Energy, said that the company was pleased that all the vital elements were now in place.

“Gaining the Transport and Works Act Order was a complex procedure in which Neptune Renewable Energy had to demonstrate its technology met the exacting standards required by the DECC and it is excellent news that this has now been issued.

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