Britain is gearing up for its Tidal Lagoons project projected to deliver 30 percent of Britain's electricity. The first of these ground-breaking tidal lagoon power stations called the Swansea Project, is planned to be installed in Swansea Bay.
A necklace of tidal lagoon power station is planned to be built along the Britain's west coast of to produce clean electricity by harnessing the power of the waves. The rising and falling tides are expected to power turbines that would yield sufficient electricity for 155,000 homes. The £1.3billion Swansea Project would be the world's first-ever tidal lagoon power station and would make a pioneering role for the UK in an industry with global possibilities.
The Government hired former Tory energy minister Charles Hendry to produce the report on the project. He was quoted by Daily Mail saying that building the Swansea Project would be a no regrets policy. If successful, he believed that the Swansea Project would open the opportunities for a necklace of even bigger lagoons along the west coast. He added that unlike wind or solar power tides are predictable for all time, and would lessen Britain's dependence on foreign energy sources.
Hendry further added that the UK could start a new global industry for around the cost of a pint of milk each year per family. It will also aid in meeting targets to decrease the amount of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide produced, he said. If the Swansea Project is given the approval by the Government, Tidal Lagoon Power Ltd will construct a six-mile long breakwater enclosing 4.5 square miles of Swansea Bay.
The Swansea Project will make use of the tide, as it rises, water will power its way through 16 massive turbines, each measuring 23ft wide. When the tide ebbs, the rotors will go the opposite direction still producing electricity. The Swansea Project would help with redevelopment in South Wales. It will create approximately 2,000 jobs in construction and manufacturing. It could go ahead as soon as 2018, and would take four years to complete.
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