Wave power plant to generate jobs - graduate jobs

Graduate opportunities in the renewable energy sector have been boosted by plans for a power plant off the coast of Wales.

The proposed offshore hydro-electric facility for Ramsey Sound in Pembrokeshire has received the go-ahead from the Government.

Tidal Energy Limited's 1.2MW DeltaStream device has the potential to provide enough electricity to power up to 1,000 homes.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change said the facility will be assembled in west Wales and provide skilled jobs to the local economy.

Energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne said: "The UK's great marine heritage and our engineering genius make the potential for wave and tidal energy here vast.

"We must make the most of our natural marine resource, not just to cut our emissions, but to boost energy security and create jobs. This is exactly the kind of innovative and exciting project I want to see more of."

Each DeltaStream unit consists of three generators which sit on a triangular frame. The frame is then placed on the seabed and generates electricity from three turbines.