"nightjar .me.uk" cpb@insert my surname here wrote in message
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"Doctor Drivel" wrote in message
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"nightjar .me.uk" cpb@insert my surname here wrote in message
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I was specifically addressing DD's suggestion that the entire power
supply for the UK could be derived from tidal power in the Irish Sea.

It can. Understand what a tidal lagoon is.

I do and I also understand their limitations, which is why I question the
claim.

Those who know think differently.

I think a lot of work still needs to be done on the effects of the
lagoons on marine environments.

The lagoons will protect it and act as fish farms too.

I doubt you will find many supporters for that claim around the Severn
Estuary, which also stands to lose some important archaelogical sites if
the proposals go ahead.

Once again, the estuaries will not be touched. The lagoons are away from
them. The Mersey estuary can be left as it sees a hell of a lot of shipping
traffic.