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HydroWing awarded additional 10MW for Morlais tidal energy project

The decision increases the planned generation capacity and sets out a timeline that includes first deployment later this decade and full build-out by 2030.

HydroWing Tidal Energy Projects, part of Inyanga Marine Energy Group, has been awarded an additional 10MW of capacity for its Ynni’r Lleuad Project at Morlais in Wales under the UK Government’s Allocation Round 7a Contracts for Difference awards.

The award adds to the 20MW secured through earlier funding rounds and currently under development. The company said the new capacity advances plans to expand tidal energy deployment in Anglesey.

Phase three of the project is scheduled for delivery in 2030 and is expected to make the HydroWing Morlais Project the largest tidal energy development globally. Once completed, it will deploy 18 HydroWing HW3 tidal energy devices, each with a capacity of 1.67MW.

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The first HydroWing device is scheduled to be deployed at Morlais in 2027 as part of phase 1A.

Richard Parkinson, CEO of Inyanga Marine Energy Group, said: “This latest award allows us to focus on economies of scale and drive momentum towards delivering clean and stable power to the grid in Anglesey at an industrial scale.

“The award enables us to drive costs down while unlocking the investment necessary to make this project a reality. Our team is working extremely hard with our supply chain and investment partners as we ramp up manufacturing and move towards delivery.”

Andy Billcliff, chief executive of Menter Môn Morlais, added: “Today’s announcement is fantastic news for our tidal stream project at Morlais, cementing our position at the global forefront of tidal stream technology.”

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