<p>The Government continues to support the development of marine energy technologies through research funding. This is on top of the unprecedented 94MW of tidal stream capacity that has been secured through the Contracts for Difference scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to engage with the Department for Business and Trade on maximising private investment opportunities for the marine energy sector.</p><p> </p><p>The recent success of UK tidal stream developers in securing Horizon Europe funding will be of great benefit to the UK and is representative of the UK’s strength in the tidal sector.</p>