On 24/09/2014 22:16, bert wrote:
In message , Chris Hogg
writes
On Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:23:30 +0100, "harryagain"
wrote:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...110420/Swansea
-Bay-tidal-lagoon-plan-bolstered-by-former-Atkins-boss.html

They should really be looking at the whole Bristol Channel/estuary.

Massive environmental impact and enormous cost. A better alternative
surely are marine turbines. Less impact, less cost, and installable
over a large part of the estuary, as you suggest. But still no leccy
at slack water, the weakness of all tidal systems.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_power
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_stream_generator

An even better alternative is a f****** great nuke.

Collect all the greenies in one place and drop one on them?

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Colin Bignell