A 30-TURBINE tidal park, to be sited off the south-west coast of Islay, has been granted planning consent.
West Islay Tidal Energy Park will have a generating capacity of up to 30 MW, enough to power around 18,000 homes.
The DP Marine Energy Limited development will be located approximately six kilometres off the south-west coast of Islay and will create up to 32 full-time jobs.