tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611813512203663495.post5181434490839609229..comments2023-05-10T14:53:34.878+01:00Comments on Welsh Independence: The Severn MirageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611813512203663495.post-36554385766279022632007-08-03T12:29:00.000+00:002007-08-03T12:29:00.000+00:00RESPECT opposes the tidal barrage arguing instead ...RESPECT opposes the tidal barrage arguing instead for tidal lagoons.<BR/><BR/>They are cheaper, generate more electricity and don't damage local habitats:<BR/><BR/>"Tidal Lagoons, built of loose rock, sand, and gravel, holds water at high tide and create power by releasing that water back to the open sea at low tide through conventional hydroelectric turbines and then repeating the cycle at high tide by refilling the lagoon. The technology is a new approach to tidal power conversion, which does not have the environmental or economic problems of the tidal barrage. Tidal lagoons should have benign or minimal impacts on marine environment and will foster biodiversity by creating new habitats for fish, birds and marine wildlife. Situated a mile or more out to sea, the structures have a low profile and look like a rocky shoreline or island."Respectable Citizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07647474524587893461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611813512203663495.post-71202337695522088932007-06-17T09:19:00.000+00:002007-06-17T09:19:00.000+00:00In my opinion Peter Hain is superfluous to the int...In my opinion Peter Hain is superfluous to the interests of Wales, as is his office as Welsh Secretary. The UK govt should save money by removing him and his office, once and for all. He is not so popular these days in Wales or Westminster, and will not achieve deputy P.M. despite his overweening ambition.<BR/><BR/>alanindyfed<BR/>http://www.alanindyfed.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258854366964329334noreply@blogger.com