Severn tidal power scheme should not go ahead, warns Environment Agency | Environment | guardian.co.uk

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 [...]

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New Energy Focus – Neptune plans tidal stream demonstration in Humber

Neptune plans tidal stream demonstration in Humber

Neptune Renewable Energy is planning to deploy a 500kW tidal device in the Humber Estuary, as part of a three month demonstration project that will supply electricity to a local entertainment venue.
The Hull-based firm placed the order last week to the manufacturer of its Proteus tidal stream device, which [...]

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Barrage plan gets mixed reaction from environmental groups – New Civil Engineer – 29 Jan 2009

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 [...]

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Ocean Currents May Bring Italy More Tidal Energy – Renewable Energy World

09 December 2008
by Jane Burgermeister, European Correspondent
Bolzano, Italy
Fleets of 50 tidal power plants, each with an installed power of 20 megawatts (MW), anchored far out on the ocean could be used to generate electricity for hydrogen electrolysis, and so supply the world with vast quantities of clean energy in years to come if a pilot [...]

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Row over pilot scheme for £2.5bn Alderney tidal project | NewEnergyFocus 20 Nov 2008

Row over pilot scheme for £2.5bn Alderney tidal project

20-11-08
A tidal power project that could ultimately involve £2.5 billion of investment has been given the green light by the island of Alderney - but plans to scrap a two year pilot phase have caused controversy, writes Rachel Johnson.
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Last week the Channel island’s legislators, the States of Alderney, granted developers [...]

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International Power plans 10MW tidal stream farm ¦ Tidal Today 14 Nov 2008

International Power plans 10MW tidal stream farm

Published on Nov 14, 2008
Tidal Today

International Power Marine Development, a subsidiary of power generation company International Power plc, has shared plans for a 10MW tidal stream farm in the Pentland Firth.
The company, which is now waiting for an environmental assessment, Crown Estate Lease and planning consent, has set up [...]

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“The Government should not rely on the Severn Barrage project” | tidal today

“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 [...]

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Severn barrage debate | from www.nce.co.uk

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 [...]

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Government reveals Severn tidal power schemes being considered | from www.nce.co.uk

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) [...]

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Severn Barrage | from “New Civil Engineer” www.nce.co.uk

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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