This piece is in three sections: Evidence given by The Rt Hon Claire Perry MP, just after the announcement was made The Government’s statement and the link to the Value for money assessment An article on the Reactions to the decision carried by Water Briefing by some very annoyed people 1. 25 Jun 2018 – The […]
Plans to build the world’s first tidal power lagoon have been thrown out by the UK government. Ministers said the £1.3bn project was not value for money, despite claims by developers Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) a revised offer made it cheaper. The scheme off Swansea Bay also had £200m backing from the Welsh Government and support from the Wales […]
The Financial times has reported that plans for a tidal power lagoon in Swansea Bay are about to be rejected by government. The £1.3bn renewable energy project would involve building a six-mile horseshoe-shaped seawall with underwater turbines generating energy on the outgoing tide. The company hoped that it would be the first of a series […]
DECC Planning consent has been given for construction of the world’s first tidal lagoon, in a boost to moving towards a low carbon, home grown energy mix. If built, turbines in the proposed six-mile horseshoe shaped sea wall around Swansea Bay in Wales could generate around 500GWh per year of low carbon electricity. Separately from […]
To see the Tidal lagoon Swansea Bay announcements go to http://www.tidallagoonswanseabay.com/ For the local take on this see the South Wales Evening news site: http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Chinese-firm-line-300-million-Swansea-Bay-tidal/story-26627140-detail/story.html TLSB announcement on Rock Supply Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay Plc has announced the appointment of China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) as its preferred bidder for a marine works package that […]
Main text: The Swansea project and a number of related schemes will come under closer scrutiny post the election. The cost questions will need to be answered quickly if this project is not to come to a grinding halt. This make the deal over the cost of the new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point look […]
The good thing about Guardian coverage of the issues is the wide range of additional links they provide. In addition to highlighting the start of negotiations with Government, it points to the peculiar funding arrangements our energy provision seems now depend upon. The article highlights the considerable support in the budget for the offshore oil […]
On this site, you’ll be able to keep up to date with our project to harness natural power from the rise of fall of the tides in the Severn Estuary. Our proposals are at an early stage. So far we’ve requested a Scoping Opinion for the project from the Planning Inspectorate and will continue to develop […]