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There has been a call for Ministers to end the uncertainty over the future of Research and Development funding for marine energy.

The value of worldwide electricity revenues from wave and tidal stream projects could ultimately be between £60 billion and £190 billion per year. The UK is a clear leader both in terms of activity and in terms of support to the sector, according to Frost & Sullivan.

Aquatera Ltd has initiated a tidal energy data survey to draw together current data relevant to marine energy developments in the Pentland Firth.

International Power Marine Development, a subsidiary of power generation company International Power plc, has shared plans for a 10MW tidal stream farm in the Pentland Firth.

Atlantis Resources Corporation is reportedly looking for developers who would be interested in providing an extra 10MW of energy to the firm's proposed tidal-powered data centre.

Morgan Stanley and Atlantis Resource Corp. are planning a £250 million - £300 million off-grid data centre, powered by tidal energy in Scotland's Pentland Firth.

Électricité de France (EDF) has chosen OpenHydro to develop the first tidal current demonstration farm to be connected to the French electricity grid.

A new report from the House of Lords European Union Committee has indicated that Britain will be unable to reach its target for renewable energy by 2020 without "wholesale changes on all fronts" to its current strategy.

(Seattle, WA)  The US Department of Energy announced funding for the development of two new National Marine Energy Research Centers, one in Hawaii and one in the Pacific Northwest.  The Pacific Northwest Marine Energy Research Center will be formed by Oregon State University and the University of Washington.  The competitive award is for $1.25 million annually, for up to five yea