An independent review to be published on Thursday, January 12th is said to be “broadly positive towards the £1.3bn plan for a pioneering tidal power lagoon in Swansea Bay. Given the government’s support for the hugely expensive Hinkley C nuclear power station, which will require high public subsidy for the costly (compared to fossil fuels)… Continue reading
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Tidal lagoon in Swansea could power 100,000 homes
This blog was first published in the spring of 2013. Swansea has its second chance to lead the world. Will it take it? 206 years ago the city launched the world’s first passenger railway. This week (April 8, 2013) a consortium announced a £10m “investment offering” to fund its proposal to build a “tidal lagoon”… Continue reading →
Is Swansea’s tidal lagoon the new pinup renewable scheme?
It was the pinup renewable energy project of the early 2000s, a barrage across the mighty Severn estuary. Second highest tides in the world, providing enough clean, green power to provide 5% of the UK’s energy needs. And a new 11 mile (15 km) road and rail link between England and Wales as well. The… Continue reading →
Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon moves on – Severn Barrage criticised
On the day when serious doubts are raised about the economic and environmental case behind a plan to build a £25bn tidal barrage spanning the Severn Estuary, another, much smaller, scheme not many miles away on the same body of water n South Wales moved to a significant next stage. A community share offer was… Continue reading →
Tidal lagoon in Swansea could power 100,000 homes
Swansea has its second chance to lead the world. Now it’s up to the government? 208 years ago the city launched the world’s first passenger railway. In 2013 a consortium announced a £10m “investment offering” to fund its proposal to build a “tidal lagoon” in Swansea Bay, to produce enough energy to satisfy the domestic requirements of… Continue reading →