loch ness
Statkraft has partnered with the University of the Highlands and Islands to develop a skills report for the Loch na Cathrach hydropower project
The Natural Capital Laboratory, believed to be the first of its kind in the world, will document the rewilding of a 100-acre site near Loch Ness
The planned project could potentially deliver up to 400MW of power for six hours
Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy is testing a device on Loch Ness which is designed to harness wave power to generate electricity. The AWS-III being tested is smaller than the final version, which the company hopes will be ready for trials in 2012. Investment of £2.3m was secured from the Scottish government to develop the AWS-III.