Twitter Q&A: Marine Energy
The Carbon Trust's Head of Technology Acceleration, Dr Stephen Wyatt, will be answering your questions on marine energy on Wednesday 3 October. Follow @theCarbonTrust and ask questions in advance using the hashtag #AskCarbon.
Have you ever wondered how the power of waves and the tides are being harnessed to produce electricity? The UK has an abundant marine energy resource that could produce over 10% of the UK's forecast electricity needs in 2050.
As the Carbon Trust's Head of Technology Acceleration Dr Stephen Wyatt manages a portfolio of low carbon technology development projects in offshore renewables, designed to overcome market and commercial barriers. He is recognised as one of the world's leading experts in marine energy.
On Wednesday 3 October Stephen will be answering your questions through the Carbon Trust's Twitter account (@theCarbonTrust). Ask your question at any time in advance by Tweeting @theCarbonTrust or using the hashtag #AskCarbon.
This is an opportunity to find out:
- How marine energy can make a meaningful contribution to the UK energy mix from around 2025.
- How innovation is being used to help marine energy become competitive with offshore wind and other technologies;
- The value that marine energy could contribute to the UK economy;
- The technologies that are currently being developed and tested to harness the power of the wind and waves;
- The technologies that are currently being developed and tested for the installation and maintenance of marine energy.
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