#TidalEnergy - An underwater turbine scheme off Anglesey, north Wales, will help power up to 25,000 homes, reports The Daily Post.

The scheme would create one of the most sought after tidal energy sites in the world, has received a £300,000 boost.

The cash injection is a major step forward in the process to introduce a number of tidal devices, each producing up to 30 megawatts, over a 35 sq km zone, with hopes the first turbines could enter the water in two year’s time.

The Morlais Tidal Energy Demonstration Zone, which has sparked interest from across the globe, was selected for its tidal energy resource and access to infrastructure such as Holyhead Port and potential National Grid connections to accommodate the Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant .

But in order to fund the £30m project EU bids need finalising.

Now the plans have been handed an early boost with a £300,000 donation from Magnox’s Socio-economic scheme, delivered by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.

For more on the scheme, click here including separate plans for 'underwater' kites.