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UK TRADE & Investment has helped Bristol-based IT Power, renowned for its comprehensive marine energy expertise, to further its reach in international markets. The company has practical experience in all aspects of device development; conducts large-scale ocean energy resource assessments, site-specifi c surveys and modelling; and offers assistance with project development, feasibility and due- diligence studies.
Marketing and business development manager Abbie Badcock says: “IT Power is a global company, with overseas offi ces in Australia, China, East Africa, Fiji and Latin America.
“Internationally we have worked on marine projects and provided consultancy services in Australia, China, Denmark, New Zealand, the Philippines and the US, as well as a number of European-wide projects. We recently commissioned an Overseas Market Introduction Service (OMIS) report from UK Trade & Investment in the US, which has resulted in us partnering with a US fi rm for two pieces of work. “We look forward to working with the organisation again in the future to help develop strategic international relationships.”
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BRISTOL-BASED Marine Current Turbines (MCT) is a globally renowned company in marine current and tidal stream energy. MCT installed the world’s fi rst offshore tidal turbine off the Devon coast in 2003 and completed installation and commissioning of the world’s fi rst commercial scale tidal turbine, the SeaGen, in Northern Ireland in 2008. Many features of SeaGen’s design have been extensively patented internationally. CEO Andrew Tyler says: “SeaGen has attracted much international interest; from industry and potential partners, overseas governments and the world’s media. “Although the main focus of MCT’s work is within British and Northern Irish waters, we have plans to install a 1.5MW fully submerged SeaGen turbine in Nova Scotia, Canada, in partnership with local fi rm Minas Power.
“MCT sees opportunities across the world for its tidal technologies, notably North and South America, particularly
Chile; the Far East, in markets like Korea and Japan; and Australasia.” He adds: “MCT draws upon the expertise of various fi rms based in the South West to assist in the development and deployment of our projects.”
We recently commissioned an Overseas Market Introduction Service (OMIS) report from UK Trade & Investment in the US, which has resulted in us partnering with a US fi rm for two pieces of work
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TO LEARN MORE about the marine energy sector, contact Ben Taylor on 0141 228 3630 or email ben.taylor@ukti.gsi.gov.uk. Follow UKTI on
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