Scottish islands urged to decarbonise with small-scale wave power
A Dutch start-up is appealing for Scottish islands to decarbonise its energy system by taking on a small-scale wave power innovation.
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A Dutch start-up is appealing for Scottish islands to decarbonise its energy system by taking on a small-scale wave power innovation.
Matthew des Tombe cannot afford to lose power. He has lived on the Coastside for about a decade, and the entire time he has worked remotely. âIf the power goes out for me â and it did â itâs kind of big a deal,â des Tombe said. âI have big meetings, important things I generally canât miss.â Thatâs why des Tombe made sure to pair his roof-top solar panels with a backup battery, a choice he says proved well worth the investment during the PG&E power shut-offs last October. When the shut-offs happened, the Poplar Beach neighborhood where des Tombe liv...