Country Wales Status Proposed Construction cost £1.3 Billion | Location Swansea Bay Commission date 2019 Phone +44 1792 274006 | |
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Owner(s) Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay) Plc Address 6, J Shed, Kings Rd, Swansea SA1 8PL, UK Hours Closed now Friday10:30AM–5PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday10:30AM–5PMTuesday10:30AM–5PMWednesday10:30AM–5PMThursday10:30AM–5PMSuggest an edit Similar Swansea Bay, Clyne Gardens, Swansea, LC Swansea, Swansea University Profiles | ||
Tidal lagoon swansea bay
Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay is a proposed tidal lagoon power plant, to be constructed in Swansea Bay off the south coast of Wales, United Kingdom. If built it would be the world's first tidal lagoon power plant.
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Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay would operate 14 hours per day with a maximum output of 320MW (nameplate capacity), power around 155,000 Welsh homes and, for a period, sustain over 2,200 construction and manufacturing jobs.
It is also to be constructed to withstand 500-year-storms and to function as a coastline protection against storms and floods.
The project was named as part of the UK government's 2014 National Infrastructure Plan and was granted planning permission by the Department for Energy and Climate Change in June 2015.
Tidal lagoon swansea bay supply chain film
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Tidal Lagoon Power in promoting this pathfinder project, proposes it as the first of six tidal lagoon power plants it would like to construct in the United Kingdom, (four in Wales). Claiming they could meet up to 8% of UK electricity demand, or power for around 30% of UK homes. Tidal Lagoon Power is also progressing a number of potential projects overseas.
To date, approximately £35 million has been spent on project development. With the exception of a commercial loan from Welsh Government this has been financed privately.
ReviewEdit
In January 2017, a government-commissioned review gave backing to the technology's viability and the concept of tidal generation, but not specifically to this company's commercial proposal. The economics of the proposal has been criticised.