Severn estuary tidal energy plan back on agenda amid Ukraine crisis

Michael Gove welcomes launch of commission to explore scheme that could meet 7% of UK’s power needs

A major infrastructure project harnessing the vast tidal power of the Severn estuary is back on the agenda after the UK government said the Russian invasion of Ukraine had highlighted the need to find more secure sources of energy.

An independent commission was launched on Tuesday to explore using the Severn estuary, which has the second largest tidal range in the world, to create energy.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/08/severn-estuary-tidal-energy-plan-back-on-agenda-amid-ukraine-crisis

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