US Ocean Company Looks for Site in Scotland

This article, Tide Turns As US Wave Power Firm Seeks Site (9/27/03) reports on discussions betweeen New Jersey based company, Ocean Power Technologies and Scottish Development International about setting up an operation in Scotland. Several Scottish companies, including Inverness-based Wavegen and Ocean Power Delivery of Edinburgh, are developing wave-power systems, and a test centre backed by £2m of government funding recently opened off Orkney. The addition of a demo project by OPT would solidify Scotland's position as a leader in ocean based technologies.