Pulse Tidal has appointed Angela Robotham as its new engineering director to develop the company’s tidal energy offering. The vastly experienced Robotham was previously engineering director for Marine Current Turbines where she led the design, development, build, test and commissioning of the SeaGen machine currently in operation in Strangford Lough and prior to that responsible for the development of the Neptune tidal stream energy device for the Scottish & Southern Energy/Weir Group.

Expressions of interest for a tidal energy project in the Inner Sound, which lies between Caithness on the Scottish mainland and the island of Stroma, were invited today (31st March) by the UK's Crown Estate. The Inner Sound has potential for a significant commercial tidal energy project, and could increase the potential capacity in the Pentland Firth and Orkney waters to more than 1,200 MW.

The announcement was welcomed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise. Audrey MacIver, joint head of energy at Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) said: "We are delighted at the speed with which The Crown Estate has re-opened the tendering process for the Inner Sound. These waters have great potential for energy generation and we look forward to working with the successful bidder to support their success and to maximise the economic benefit their development will bring to the region."