Unveiled by Science Minister Lord Vallance, a combined pot of £150 million will support three key projects spanning healthcare, clean energy and the development of state-of-the-art materials. This will help deliver on the government’s plans for national renewal, by growing the economy, improving lives and helping turn the brightest UK research ideas into new businesses.
The investment is part of UKRI’s record £38 billion funding settlement, which will specifically target curiosity-driven research, R&D addressing government priorities and support for innovative companies to start, scale and stay in the UK.
£15 million has been awarded to AIRTO member European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney to help it take advantage of one of the UK’s greatest natural assets – the seas around our coasts.
The Blue Horizon project will expand EMEC’s world-leading tidal test facilities to enable tidal energy arrays to be demonstrated. The investment brings tidal energy closer to becoming a mainstream part of Britain’s energy mix, creating skilled jobs in coastal communities and supporting the government’s mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower.
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