Swansea tidal lagoon plan revived – without government funding
by Adam Vaughan from Environment | The Guardian on (#48DCD)
Firm hopes to build scheme within six years after ministers rejected it for being too costly
The backers of a pioneering project to harness energy from the tides off the Welsh coast have rebooted the scheme and believe they can build it without the help of government.
With the recent failure of two major nuclear projects, attention has turned to alternatives to fill the low-carbon power gap, with developers of windfarms and small nuclear plants among those vying for government support.
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