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posted by martyb on Sunday January 15 2017, @06:31AM   Printer-friendly
from the sounds-fishy dept.

The BBC reports:

Plans for a £1.3bn tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay have been backed by a government-commissioned review.

Charles Hendry's independent report into the technology's viability said it would make a "strong contribution" to the UK's energy supply.

He said it was cost effective and would bring "significant economic opportunity".

The UK government still needs to agree on a deal and a marine licence would also need to be approved.

Mr Hendry said moving ahead with a pathfinder lagoon off the Swansea coast should be seen as a "no regrets" policy.

There are hopes of developing a network of larger lagoons around the UK coast, harnessing power from the ebb and flow of the sea's tides.

Tidal power sounds promising on paper, but does it still make sense in an era when the cost of solar and wind are dropping quickly?


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 15 2017, @06:55AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 15 2017, @06:55AM (#454031)

    Solar and wind power look good on a blog, but do they make any sense in an era when automation is making an entire underclass of useless unemployed human beings who should be working as draft animals?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 15 2017, @07:07AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 15 2017, @07:07AM (#454032)

    Solar and wind power look good on a blog, but do they make any sense in an era when automation is making an entire underclass of useless unemployed human beings who should be working as draft animals?

    There is another solution: I see that the UK currently gets about 7% of its electricity from biomass. They just need to tweak the burners a little for a different type of biomass....

    • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 15 2017, @07:11AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 15 2017, @07:11AM (#454035)

      NHS gives every obese Brit a free liposuction.