The latest round of funding to help the marine energy sector develop new wave and tidal power technology has been launched.
Firms are invited to apply to Scottish Enterprise for a share of the £6 million WATERS fund.
It follows two earlier rounds in which six marine energy developers were given £14.8 million to further develop testing of new wave and tidal prototypes in the seas around Scotland.
Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said: “Scotland is leading the world in the development of marine renewable energy.
“We are at the forefront of developing offshore and low carbon energy generation technology with some of the world’s greatest wind, wave and tidal resources heavily concentrated in the waters around our country.
“This latest funding round follows the success of our earlier WATERS support to help developers bring their devices to full-scale testing.
“The WATERS complements our other funding initiatives and incentives we have in place such as the £18 million Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund, the Renewable Energy Investment Fund and the Saltire Prize.”
The WATERS funding is a collaborative project between Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Government and Highlands and Islands Enterprise, with funding from the European Regional Development Fund.
