US firm to study Donegal tidal energy

The coast of Co Donegal is the location for the first feasibility study of tidal energy capacity, with the American company behind the scheme hopeful of eventually supplying electricity to the national energy grid.

Ocean Renewable Power Company is already generating electricity at sites in Maine and Alaska in the United States and is now undertaking a feasibility study near Killybegs.

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has awarded funding for the study, which is likely to take six months to complete.