Eleven companies express interest in delivering £1.3bn Swansea Bay tidal lagoon
Eleven companies and organisations have expressed an interest in delivering a tidal lagoon for Swansea Bay – the project has an estimated £1.3 billion price tag,
Swansea Council turns to private sector for £1.5bn tidal lagoon project
Swansea Council – working in partnership with the Swansea Bay City Region – has decided to press ahead with the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon development rejected by the Government in June this year.
Government set to reject Swansea tidal lagoon power scheme?
Widespread reports in the media are suggesting that the Government is set to reject plans for a tidal power lagoon in Swansea Bay this week.
Majority of Conservative MPs & councillors support Swansea tidal scheme
Research released today shows overwhelming backing for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon among Conservative MPs and Councillors, with more than four in five saying they support the project (84% of Conservative councillors and 83% of Conservative MPs).
Government names Head of Independent Review of Tidal Lagoons
The Government has announced that the Independent Review of Tidal Lagoons will be led by industry expert Charles Hendry, Minister of State for Energy from May 2010 until September 2012, supported by a team of seconded civil servants.
Ecotricity: tidal energy bid will almost halve cost of tidal power
Green energy company Ecotricity believes it can build tidal lagoon energy sites in Britain for almost half the price currently proposed for Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon.
Gupta family makes strategic investment in UK and Indian tidal lagoon programme
Gupta family interests, which have been investing heavily in UK energy and industrial assets over recent months, have today committed to an eight-figure investment over time in the development of tidal lagoon power plant in the UK and India.
Laing O’Rourke wins £200M Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon contract
Laing O’Rourke has been named as preferred bidder for the £200M contract to deliver the 410 metre turbine house and sluice structure block for the £1 billion Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project.
Former Balfour Beatty CEO to lead delivery of Swansea Bay tidal lagoon
Andrew McNaughton, FREng, CEng, FICE, is joining Tidal Lagoon Power as Director of Engineering and Construction and will oversee the technical development of world-leading British infrastructure to harness power from the rise and fall of the tides.
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