A consortium including the European Marine Energy Centre has launched an € 11 m ( $ 13 m ) project to integrate tidal energy into the European grid ( ITEG ) , which will use tidal energy to produce hydrogen . Located on the Scottish island of Orkney , ITEG will be the world 's first installation of the Areva H2Gen electrolyser , which will be powered by a 2 MW floating tidal energy converter . The all - in - one clean energy technology aims to tackle energy limitations in remote areas such as Orkney , and CO2 emissions in northwest Europe .
A consortium including the European Marine Energy Centre has launched an €11m ($13m) project to integrate tidal energy into the European grid (ITEG), which will use tidal energy to produce hydrogen. Located on the Scottish island of Orkney, ITEG will be the UK's first deployment of the Areva H2Gen electrolyser, which will be powered by a 2 MW floating tidal energy converter. The all-in-one clean energy technology aims to tackle grid limitations in remote areas such as Orkney, and CO2 emissions in northwest Europe.