Severn: 1/9 of 9
How France eclipsed the UK with Brittany tidal success story
Robert Williams
10th November
The UK may have turned its back on the Severn barrage but across the channel they have been harnessing tidal energy from the River Rance for more than 40 years - and it may yet point to a way forward for smaller-scale renewable projects more...
Severn tidal barrage axed as nuclear power plants proposed
Tom Levitt
October 18th, 2010
Plans for a tidal barrage across the River Severn to produce hydroelectric power have been scrapped due to financial constraints as government confirms eight sites for new nuclear power plantsmore...
Severn barrage faces economic rather than environmental hurdles
Mark Jansen
30th June, 2010
The coalition Government's silence on the Severn tidal barrage may be a reflection of the high economic costs rather than the environmental concerns surrounding the project more...
The Ecologist June 1980: Tidal barrages: boon or blight?
Gordon Rattray Taylor
June 1980
Thirty years ago this month, Gordon Rattray Taylor wrote ‘Tidal barrages: boon or blight?’, looking at the feasibility of tidal power in the UK; something that is still being discussed today more...
Liberal Democrats support smaller Severn barrage plan
Ecologist
21st September, 2009
Proposals from the Government and Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) would cause 'untold damage' and take decades to set-up, say Liberal Democrats more...
Oi! You nicked my reef!
Dan Box
3rd August, 2009
In the cut-throat world of clean energy investment, is it more important that things are done for the right reason, or that the right thing gets done? We may not like the answer... more...
Is a reef better than a barrage for the Severn?
Peter Bunyard
10th February, 2009
The Severn Estuary, earmarked as a potentially huge source of energy, has been met with increasing concerns over serious environmental damage. A report from 2008 by Frontier Economics found that justification for the Severn Barrage is slim - both economically speaking and on environmental grounds. Peter Bunyard takes a look at an innovative solution that has similarities with a tidal reef. more...
Severn barrage - is there an alternative?
Mark Anslow, Peter Clark
27th January, 2009
Will the temptation of vast amounts of clean, tidal energy lead us to ignore the chance of serious environmental damage? Mark Anslow and Peter Clark report more...
Government's advisors give thumbs up to Severn Barrage
News
2nd October, 2007
The Government's Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) has given the nod to a huge barrage across the Severn estuary which will result in the loss of 145 hectares of protected wetland habitat and a change in the intertidal area of some 14,428 hectares. more...
Severn: 1/9 of 9
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