Originally designed to harness tidal energy from the River Mersey, the project is now being developed as dual purpose ...

Plans for a GBP21bn ($33bn), 8.6 GW electricity generating barrage across the UK’s Severn estuary are expected to be given the thumbs-down by Energy Secretary Chris Huhne. According to the Associated ...

The barrage has been a dream of Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram for almost a decade - Leaders believe that energy could power hundreds of thousands of homes and last for 120 years It could connect ...

Development of a Mersey tidal barrage could provide vital flooding defences to properties across Merseyside as sea levels rise amid ongoing climate change. Since taking up the Metro Mayoralty in 2017, ...

A Severn Barrage with the potential to generate around 7% of the UK’s energy needs has been ruled out by an independent commission which instead is recommending over the long-term a series of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Liverpool City Region Combined Authority) Development of a Mersey tidal barrage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this October 2018 photo provided by MeyGen, tidal turbines are visible at the MeyGen tidal site located in the Inner Sound of ...

Submerged in about 40 meters (44 yards) of water off Scotland’s coast, a turbine has been spinning for more than six years to harness the power of ocean tides for electricity — a durability mark that ...

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