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Turning the tide? World’s first lagoon power stations reach British shores
Monday, March 2, 2015 11:10
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Plans to generate electricity from the world’s first batch of tidal lagoon power plants have surfaced in Britain. The power stations could yield 8 percent of the UK’s electricity requirements, experts suggest.
Spanning from Wales to Cumbria, the power plants would harness giant walls to capture incoming and outgoing tides. The weight of nearby sea water would power turbines and produce electricity in the process.
A £1bn Swansea program, estimated to be capable of producing enough energy for 155,000 households, is currently being planned. Britain’s Energy Secretary Ed Davey has expressed interest in backing the project …. http://rt.com/uk
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