Wave & Tidal Energy Update (UK)

In this Renewable Energy Focus article, we are informed that "An £8 million project that will produce tools capable of accurately estimating the energy yield of major wave and tidal stream energy has been approved by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI)". The article goes on to state: "There is currently no software package or validated method of estimating the average annual energy production of a wave or tidal stream energy farm, according to the ETI." A more recent Renewable Energy Focus article highlights a new wave/tidal power technology which uses an underwater kite that can harness tidal power.