Energy minister Lord Hunt has said that any Severn Barrage scheme would be unlikely before 2020, and that costs for the shortlisted schemes could rise, with connections to the National Grid alone projected to cost some £2bn.
Speaking to the House of Commons’ energy and climate change committee, Hunt was answering questions about the proposed Severn [...]
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Severn Barrage: Not until after 2020 | Online news | New Civil Engineer
Posted in barrage, tidal and currents, tagged severn on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SETS Group selects SMEC Tidal Fence | tidal today
Posted in barrage, tidal and currents, tagged severn, SMEC on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SETS Group selects SMEC Tidal Fence
The Severn Embryonic Technologies Scheme (SETS) Group has chosen VerdErg’s Spectral Marine Energy Converter (SMEC) for the Severn Estuary study.
The funding, to be matched by VerdErg, is supported by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Welsh Assembly Government, the South West of England Regional Development Agency, [...]
Severn tidal power scheme should not go ahead, warns Environment Agency | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Posted in barrage, tagged severn, tidal and currents on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Severn tidal power scheme should not go ahead, warns Environment Agency
The contentious Weston barrage would be the largest renewable energy project in Europe but comes with a huge ecological cost
John Vidal, environment editor guardian.co.uk, Friday 17 July 2009 15.01 BST Article history
A giant tidal energy scheme which the government is counting on to meet [...]
Huge barrage plan makes estuary shortlist – Green Living, Environment – The Independent
Posted in barrage, tidal and currents, tagged severn on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Huge barrage plan makes estuary shortlist
By Emily Beament, Press Association – Monday, 26 January 2009
A 10-mile barrage across the Severn is among five projects on a shortlist for potential schemes to harness the tidal power of the estuary published by the Government today.
Two innovative “lagoon” schemes, which would impound a section of the estuary without [...]
Barrage plan gets mixed reaction from environmental groups – New Civil Engineer – 29 Jan 2009
Posted in barrage, tidal and currents, tagged barrage, severn, tidal and currents on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Published: 29 January 2009 11:31
Author: John McKenna
The Severn Barrage’s inclusion on the government shortlist of tidal power schemes being considered for the Severn Estuary this week got a mixed reaction from green groups.
The Green Party and the Royal Society for Protection of Birds (RSPB) criticised the government for backing the scheme which they claim will [...]
“The Government should not rely on the Severn Barrage project” | tidal today
Posted in barrage, tidal and currents, tagged barrage, severn, tidal and currents on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“The Government should not rely on the Severn Barrage project”
Published on Nov 4, 2008
A new report from the House of Lords European Union Committee has indicated that Britain will be unable to reach its target for renewable energy by 2020 without “wholesale changes on all fronts” to its current strategy.
The Committee mentioned that the plan [...]
Severn barrage debate | from www.nce.co.uk
Posted in barrage, tidal and currents, tagged barrage, severn, tidal and currents on November 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Severn barrage debate
Published: 15 May 2008 15:01 Author: John McKenna
Answering the environmental critics will be the toughest test that the Severn Barrage is likely to face.
Like scribbling a note on the Mona Lisa. This is how Environment Agency chief executive Barbara Young described the environmental impact of the construction of a tidal power barrage across [...]
Government reveals Severn tidal power schemes being considered | from www.nce.co.uk
Posted in barrage, tidal and currents, tagged barrage, severn, tidal and currents on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Government reveals Severn tidal power schemes being considered
Published: 24 July 2008 10:55 Last Updated: 24 July 2008 10:55
The Government yesterday published a list of 10 proposed projects that it is considering in its investigation into tidal power in the Severn Estuary.
Under the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform’s (BERR) [...]
Severn Barrage | from “New Civil Engineer” www.nce.co.uk
Posted in barrage, tidal and currents, tagged barrage, severn, tidal and currents on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Severn Barrage
Published: 29 July 2008 18:32 Author: John McKenna More by this Author Last Updated: 04 November 2008 19:06 Reader Responses
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After over 100 years of proposals, the Government is finally seriously considering the construction of a tidal barrage across the Severn Estuary.
First proposed in 1840, the scheme really gained [...]
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