Impact assessment

6. Severn tidal power: impact assessment

Details of the risks and benefits of the Severn tidal power proposals.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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Severn tidal power: impact assessment

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Details

Analysis and evidence on the 5 shortlisted Severn schemes:

  • Cardiff-Weston: spanning estuary from Brean Down to Lavernock Point
  • Shoots Barrage: near Severn road crossings
  • Beachley Barrage: upstream of Shoots Barrage, and of Wye river
  • Welsh Grounds Lagoon: impoundment on Welsh shore between Newport and Severn road crossings
  • Bridgewater Bay Lagoon: impoundment on English shore between Hinkley Point and Weston-super-Mare

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Published 18 October 2010

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