Anglesey 'kite' energy scheme international hub plan Published duration 9 February 2017

image copyright Minesto image caption The scheme would be the first full-scale operation of its kind in the world

The company behind a £25m Anglesey energy project has announced plans to make the site an "international hub".

It now wants to boost the size of the scheme from 10 to 80 MW (megawatts) so it can halve the cost of energy produced.

The Marine Management Organisation and Natural Resources Wales have been asked to approve the move.

Minesto's chief executive Dr Martin Edlund called it a "substantial scale-up" of the original plan that is due to be partly operational later this year.

media caption The site will be in the southern corner of Holyhead Deep, separate from shipping lanes

The company said it has created 15 full-time jobs to date in Holyhead, and now aims to develop the site into an assembly and export hub for Minesto's international market expansion.