The First Minister of Wales has announced a £750,000 fund for tidal lagoon research. The money will be available for at least three research projects focusing on the deployment of tidal lagoon technology. The research will help address the barriers that have prevented the development of the technology and give more insight into the benefits […]
How to balance the use of a major renewable resource with its benefits re climate change mitigation versus the environmental impacts of the development process, that’s the dilemma. The Hendry review didn’t look into the environmental aspects of tidal lagoons in any detail, there are however, a range of issues not least how the requirements […]
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 […]
Water Briefing ‘Tidal Lagoon Power Ltd has gone out to tender with a design and build contract to construct a turbine manufacture and pre-assembly plant in the Swansea region worth an estimated £22 million. The contract covers the design, construction and commissioning of a turbine manufacturing plant that will house the plant and equipment necessary […]
Water Briefing ‘The Government has announced that the Independent Review of Tidal Lagoons will be led by industry expert Charles Hendy, Minister of State for Energy from May 2010 until September 2012, supported by a team of seconded civil servants. Since leaving ministerial office Charles Hendy has undertaken a wide range of roles, including as […]
Britain’s leading green energy company today welcomed the Government’s review of tidal lagoon energy – and announced that it is ready to take part in the review and to compete to build the first tidal lagoon energy site in Britain. The company, which will release details of its plans later this year, believes it can […]
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 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 […]