Irish firm manages €500m tidal energy project

A company based in Buttevant, Co Cork, is managing the development of a €500m tidal energy project off south-west Scotland.

DP Energy has previous experience in building windfarms in Ireland with the ESB and Bord Gáis.

Company director Simon De Pietro said: “We have 20 years experience in wind energy but this is just our second hydro project. We must have been finding wind projects too easy.”