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Tidal wave of MPs call for step-change in state support for marine renewables

Toby Hill
clock 13 May 2019 •
Tidal wave of MPs call for step-change in state support for marine renewables

91 MPs have signed a letter urging Energy and Clean Growth Minister Claire Perry to introduce new policies to support wave and tidal stream technologies

A 'tidal wave' of 91 MPs have signed a letter urging the government to step up support for the UK's wave and tidal power industry, in advance of the government's forthcoming Energy White Paper. Some...

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