Wave and tidal power companies have been flummoxed by the challenges of building on the ocean.
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The Highlands and Islands has been seen as a prime location for wind, wave and tidal power projects.
That would force power companies to take more of their supply from green energy sources, like wave and tidal power.
Environment groups who have long bemoaned the slow pace of development on wave and tidal power endorsed the committee's recommendations.
Only wave and tidal power providers have experienced more trouble.
FoE Scotland chief executive Duncan McLaren said wave and tidal power could supply a fifth of UK energy needs and that Scotland was ideally placed to generate a significant amount of that energy.
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Maf Smith, chief executive of green energy trade body Scottish Renewables welcomed the move and said that with the right support wave and tidal power could meet 10% of Scotland's electricity needs by 2020.
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The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult centre will focus on offshore wind, tidal and wave power.
But how much more could it be when offshore wind, wave and tidal turbines are in place and generating power?
Ambitious plans for offshore renewable energy projects are crowding the waters--floating wind farms, tidal-power turbines and wave-energy barges--all expected in the next decade.
Tidal turbines can be installed closer to shore than wave energy equipment, and thanks to the regularity of the tides, tidal power offers a more stable renewable energy source than, say, intermittent wind or solar.
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"We can tackle climate change without having to resort to polluting nuclear power if we ensure all forms of renewable energy, including wave and tidal sources, are used, " he said.
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