Marine power subsidies stoke Anglo-Scot tensions

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New research reveals Scotland's wave and tidal sector faces charges of £56m to connect to grid while Wave Hub developers will get £11m subsidies

Plans to generate £2.4bn a year from Scotland's fledgling marine energy sector could be thrown into jeopardy if an Ofgem review fails to cut the grid connection costs faced by projects in the Pentland...

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