Bay lagoon plans could meet city's electricity needs
NEW tidal lagoon proposals for Swansea Bay have been set out.
Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay said its development could meet the city's domestic electricity needs.
The company has been speaking to local groups and has submitted a 116-page report to the UK's planning inspectorate, which the public can view online.
It is still very early days, but the company said the lagoon, situated off Swansea docks, could "supply well over 100,000 homes, or the equivalent to Swansea city's domestic electricity use".
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The lagoon would hold back water and then release it through turbines to generate electricity. This would happen at low tide, with water flowing from the lagoon into the sea, and at high tide, with water flowing the other way.
The lagoon would cost hundreds of millions of pounds, take some two years to build, and enclose an area of just over 9km².
The potential effect of the structure on the environment and on groups which use Swansea Bay will be examined at a later date by an environmental impact assessment.
The report said: "Of particular note is the presence of the main outfall for the Swansea Waste Water Treatment Works which would discharge its effluent into the proposed lagoon."
Discussions about this issue will take place with Welsh Water and the Environment Agency.
Approximately the top three metres of the landward lagoon seawall would be visible from shore at high tide, increasing to around 12 metres at low tide.
"With respect to the potential visual impact, the generally low nature of the lagoon structure means that the potential distance affected will be significantly reduced compared to, for instance, offshore wind turbines," said the report.
Comments
by Neathboy234
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 4:03PM
“dick_e it's looking like Philosoraptor is nothing more than a barefaced liar. To be honest i don't see much point on coming on here anymore what with people like him just making it as as they go along. And with the extreme right wing also contaminating this site with their filth, perhaps i'll give it a little rest.”
by maxmin
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 4:02PM
“This stories a bit wooly isn't it? "The lagoon would cost hundreds of millions of pounds," not very precise is it?”
by dick_e
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 3:41PM
“ooops...
Here is a list of facts,info, backers and opponents concerning the Severn barrage - now, go and educate yourself.
http://tinyurl.com/8qw28gp”
by dick_e
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 3:40PM
“@ Philosoraptor: "Stork, Friends of the Earth also like the Severn Barrier idea as well. It is on the website."
It most certainly is not on their website. Did you imagine it.., or make it up perhaps?
I quote from the Friends of the Earth website:
"Severn barrage wrong option for tidal power.
The Severn barrage proposed has the potential to be environmentally devastating, and could block other technologies capable of harnessing the immense power of the Severn Estuary..."
Source: http://tinyurl.com/9vkq5us
Here is a list of facts,info, backers and opponents concerning the Severn barrage - now, go and educate yourself.
I personally like the idea of the lagoon. Its practical, efficient and very unobtrusive (indeed far less than say,the docks, the Meridian tower or the SA1 development for example)”
by Neathboy234
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 3:13PM
“Philosoraptor I have made a list of the opponents of the Severn Barrage, and as u can see Friends of the earth are among them them.
Save Our Severn. Former UK Science Minister, Lord Sainsbury. Woodspring MP, Liam Fox. Bristol Green Party. Gloucestershire Green Party. South West Green Party. RSPB Wales. Friends of the Earth Wales. World Wildlife Fund Wales. Gwent Wildlife Trust. Avon Wildlife Trust Political”
by Philosoraptor
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 2:07PM
“I hope kasparov doesn't see your comment, he will just repeat what you already know and what is said in the article.”
by Philosoraptor
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 2:06PM
“Stork, Friends of the Earth also like the Severn Barrier idea as well. It is on the website.”
by hairofthedog
Tuesday, October 23 2012, 1:25PM
“Now this is a scheme that has potential.
I would like to see the full EIA before giving it my full backing as the plans I have seen certainly indicate a substantial visual impact to Swansea Bay, but at least the potential exists for totally reliable carbon neutral energy production, which we undoubtledly need.
It would be great if the scheme could use local tradesmen as much as possible to allow Wales to become the world leaders in this field.”
by NeathPTboy
Monday, October 22 2012, 8:24PM
“Yet another useless privately funded project that the bill payer will finally end up paying for.
The only good thing about it is that it might stop all the wind turbines being shipped in to Swansea docks.”
by jackswan2012
Monday, October 22 2012, 8:03PM
“no thanks.try half way across the bristol channel between worms head and lundy island.that will affect no one”