The manufacture and testing programme is supported by £3.3m from Wave Energy Scotland (WES) through its Novel Wave Energy Converter programme. In a statement, WES managing director Tim Hurst said: “This is a significant milestone for Mocean Energy and for WES. The product of five years of the WES programme and three phases of development for the Mocean technology that has seen the Blue X progress from concept, through wave tank testing and now to a scaled, real sea demonstrator.
“This demonstration of credible wave technology comes at a time when there is a real prospect of a market support mechanism for marine energy, that taken together, will enable wave energy to make a significant contribution to the future Scottish and UK low carbon energy mix needed to meet our net zero obligations.”
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Crestview Board OKs lengthy list of personnel contracts
New Crestview Local Schools employees include speech/language pathologist Whitney Bollenbacher (left) and preschool/kindergarten intervention specialist Sydney Bowen.
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CONVOY Personnel matters were at the forefront of Monday night’s meeting of the Crestview Local Board of Education.
Three-year administrative contracts were approved for High School Principal Dave Bowen, Middle School Principal Trent Kreischer, Food Service Supervisor Penny Clark, Program Services Director Amy Eickholt, Assistant Treasurer Amy Gerardot and Maintenance/Custodial Supervisor Geoff Waddles.
The board also approved a long list of one-year teaching contracts, including Jeff Bagley, high school science; Danille Hancock, high school music; Jim Wharton, middle school/high school physical education; Diane Wilson, middle school intervention specialist; Doug Etz
Crestview Board approves personnel contracts
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