Wave energy project moves a step closer to fruition

A wave energy project in the waters off the west Clare coast has moved a step closer.

CWE Ireland has lodged a foreshore licence with the Department of the Environment to investigate the feasibility of establishing a five-megawatt wave energy project off Spanish Point, near Miltown Malbay.

The firm has chosen the 8.8sq km site after investigating potential locations for developing a wave energy site off Ireland over the past two years.