In 2020 Nova Innovation secured funding from the Welsh Government for environmental consenting and developing the technical design of its Enlli tidal energy project. The aim of the ground-breaking project was to install five 100 kW turbines on the seabed in Bardsey Sound off the Llyn Peninsula, Wales.
Due to a range of site-specific factors, including revenue support limitations and grid and cable routing constraints, the project will be mothballed from March 2023. This has been a difficult decision, but the issues identified mean it is not currently economically viable to develop a project there. If the grid on the Llyn is strengthened, the tidal project in Bardsey Sound would become viable and offer significant opportunities for local regeneration in the future.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have worked and partnered with us on the Enlli project for their interest, advice and feedback.
