The Hendry Review has been published supporting the push for tidal lagoon technology and the Swansea demonstration project. Guardian ‘Government review likely to back Swansea Bay tidal lagoon £1.3bn plan is seen as ‘pathfinder’ for six bigger plants, which could generate more than 10% of UK’s Plans for a pioneering tidal power lagoon in Swansea […]
Building Co: ‘The Chinese contractor doing the marine works on the £1.3bn Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon has been thrown off the job, the project’s developer has confirmed. China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) was named preferred bidder for a £300m deal last June to build a 9.5km seawall for the scheme. But the marine construction giant’s […]
Despite the delay, this project still has a great deal of support. Wales Online: Swansea Bay tidal lagoon enjoys strong support from MPs and Conservative councillors according to a new poll. The survey, carried out by ComRes for Tidal Lagoon Power, found that 83% of Conservative MPs and 71% of Labour MPs support the project. […]
Question marks have been growing about the Swansea tidal lagoon project since the summer. DECC announced that it was conducting a further value for money study. Conspicuously, even though there is considerable Chinese backing for the Swansea lagoon project there was no obvious mention of it during the state visit by China’s leader Xi Jinping […]
Utility Week: A report in The Times suggests government officials want to verify that other countries would be as interested in adopting the sophisticated technology as Tidal Lagoon executives argue. Tidal Lagoon Power received planning consent from the government in June to construct the 320MW tidal lagoon project.Chief executive Mark Shorrock told Utility Week the firm is […]
Utility Week ‘A spokesperson for the firm (TLSB) said it would be ready to build once the remaining permissions have been secured and financial close with investors is achieved. However, “the Board of Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay [the company created to own and operate the lagoon] has concluded that this won’t be possible by year-end, ruling […]