Energy trade association RenewableUK calls the UK "the undisputed global leader in marine energy." If plans for a tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay go ahead, that claim will be reinforced. Tidal Lagoon ...
The world’s first tidal lagoon power plant could move forward as a result of the United Kingdom’s planned departure from the European Union, maybe in 2019. A recent official report cited “a ...
The UK government has been urged to “stop dithering” and push ahead with a world-first tidal lagoon power plant. Speaking ahead of the publication later today of a government-commissioned report into ...
In the UK, which has the world’s largest offshore wind capacity, in large part due to government backing, formal negotiations have begun on public funding of a £1 billion ($1.48 billion) tidal lagoon ...
The UK government has decided not to support the proposed 320 MW Swansea tidal lagoon. Energy minister Greg Clark said it was just too expensive compared to alternative options: “The proposal for the ...
As President John F. Kennedy so eloquently said in 1963, in response to critics of a proposed dam project: "A rising tide lifts all boats." A current case in point that could significantly benefit the ...
The UK Government has denied dragging its heels on whether it will back the £1.3bn tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay. Former energy minister Charles Hendry supported the technology in a ...
Exploratory work is underway off the coast of south Wales where scientists hope to build the world's first tidal lagoon power station. As Britain continues to search for more sustainable forms of ...
A new campaign has been launched encouraging people to get behind plans for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. Love the Lagoon aims to help secure what would be the world's first tidal lagoon power plant.
The company behind the world's first tidal lagoon power station has warned the UK Government must decide if it is going to back the billion pounds project in the next few weeks. Building work on the ...
A construction worker walks past a European Regional Development Fund sign. The EU helped finance this site, as it has with many other projects in Wales. After Brexit, this shortfall in investment ...