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    Ventnor Fringe returns for seventeenth year with 130 shows, new music venue and secret locations

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    Robert Carter brings new oil paintings to Ventnor for Isle of Wight Open Studios

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    Theatretrain Isle of Wight seeks young performers for Les Miserables

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Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre

Perpetuus Energy and the Isle of Wight Council have signed a joint venture to develop a world leading tidal array demonstration site and development centre in the UK.

It received consents on and off shore and when fully operational, tidal stream turbines will be installed in the fast moving tidal currents to the south of the Isle of Wight to generate electricity.

Below are article about Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre.

fifty pound notes
22, April 2025·2 min read

Uncertainty hangs over £1m council investment in tidal energy centre (updated)

The Isle of Wight council invested £1m in 2013 and the loan repayment is still outstanding
PTEC plans
6, November 2024·3 min read

Isle of Wight council denies changes to Ventnor tidal energy project conditions (updated)

Isle of Wight council's refusal throws future of Ventnor tidal energy project into question
Ventnor Enhancement Fund voluntary gardening work
12, August 2024·2 min read

PTEC: Final days for public comments on proposed changes to planning conditions for tidal energy project

PTEC's Flowers Brook development stirs controversy with proposed planning changes
Flowers Brook with the sun setting
8, August 2024·4 min read

Letter: PTEC should face proper scrutiny for shifting stance on Ventnor project conditions

This reader is challenging modifications to the PTEC tidal power project, emphasising a need to uphold environmental safeguards
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5, August 2024·2 min read

Tidal energy project set to begin in Ventnor with PTEC at the helm this autumn (updated)

PTEC is gearing up for the onshore construction of Ventnor's tidal energy centre
Orbital 02 turbine at EMEC Credit Orbital Marine Power
22, September 2023·2 min read

Isle of Wight’s tidal potential: PTEC eyes Autumn 2024 for construction start date

PTEC confirms upcoming Flowersbrook tidal energy project start in Autumn 2024, revitalising regional interest
PTEC plans
6, December 2021·2 min read

Perpetuus Tidal Energy: Isle of Wight planners recommend approval for onshore elements

Officers say, on balance, the economic, environmental and social benefits of the proposed development would outweigh any temporary adverse impacts
Orbital tidal power unit on the water
18, November 2021·1 min read

Year 8 pupils learn about the potential of tidal stream energy

Head of Science at the Island Free School said the Year 8 pupils were highly impressed with the amount of power a turbine can generate
sea and sunset
30, September 2021·1 min read

Letter: Tidal energy centre will be a crucial step forward for the UK and the Isle of Wight

The Chairman of PTEC says their project will be "a turning point, not just for the Islanders of today, but for generations to come"
man looking through magnifying glass
9, September 2021·1 min read

PTEC caught up in sale being investigated after Gov Minister’s Notice citing ‘national security’ (Updated)

PTEC, the company hoping to build a tidal energy centre off the South of the Isle of Wight, are caught up in a sale being officially examined after a government Minister issued an ‘intervention notice’ on grounds of national security.
South Wight coastline - Woody Bay
9, September 2021·3 min read

Letter: Too many unknowns about tidal energy project to alter the coast forever

This reader believes there are too many unknowns around the PTEC project and that the development application should be put to one side
PTEC plans
18, August 2021·2 min read

Lapsed plans for onshore tidal energy substation revised and resubmitted

Planning permission has lapsed for the onshore tidal energy substation at Flowersbrook, so new plans have been submitted
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