Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2013
744. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has invested or provided in grant aid to an ocean energy developer (details supplied); if he will also list other investments or grant aid provided by the SEAI to other ocean wave energy developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17022/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe amount the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has invested or provided in grant aid to ocean energy developers over the period 2005 to 2013 is set out in the table below. This comprises grants provided from the Renewable Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Fund (2005 – 2008) and its successor the Ocean Fund (2009 – 2013).
Grants Paid to Ocean Energy Developers
|
Organisation |
Paid 2005 - 2013 |
|
Openhydro Technology Ltd |
€2,902,858 |
|
Ocean Energy |
€575,198 |
|
Wavebob Ltd |
€836,877 |
|
Sea Power Ltd |
€218,450 |
|
Technology from Ideas Ltd |
€317,300 |
|
Cyan Technologies Ltd |
€132,594 |
|
Jospa Ltd |
€102,776 |
|
Blue Power Energy |
€37,764 |
|
Key Engineering Services |
€25,310 |
|
Waveberg Ireland |
€26,412 |
|
Martin Houston & Sons Ltd |
€13,410 |
|
Wave Energy Ireland Ltd |
€90,120 |
|
Tidal Energy Ltd |
€30,473 |
|
CETO Wave Energy Ireland Ltd |
€69,718 |
|
Limerick Wave Ltd |
€6,300 |
|
Oceans of Clean Renewable Energy Ltd |
€11,795 |
|
Benson Engineering Ltd |
€45,307 |
|
Total |
€5,442,661 |
