The ocean could be a boundless source of cheap energy, if only we could figure out how to tap it. A British startup has just announced an intriguing new idea: A long fence of shallow water turbines ...

The intention is to absorb the power of the sea with underwater fences, an ambition that has grown considerably from the utopia it was 1,400 years ago. Fourteen centuries ago, the suggestion of using ...

Plans for an alternative tidal energy project to a £15bn Severn barrage have been put forward by opponents. Those behind the idea say it will allow shipping to move freely and keep ports at Cardiff ...

PROPOSALS to build an alternative to a Severn barrage have been put forward by a multi-national group. PROPOSALS to build an alternative to a Severn barrage have been put forward by a multi-national ...

A new fence has been installed at the Kalk Bay tidal pools. Apart from demarcating the tidal pools from surrounding restaurants, the new fence also ensures that the public has unrestricted access to ...

Another new tidal energy technology could be taking its place alongside the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon by the end of the decade - and its developer claims it will make electricity more cheaply than the ...

ENGINEERS from Hampshire have been appointed to help design a scheme to generate electricity from the powerful tides of the river Severn. Giffords, based in Woodlands, near Totton, has been selected ...

An new design of tidal power turbines will generate power at a third the price of current technologies, write Alex Kirby & Oliver Tickell, even at a lower price than offshore wind - without ...

Harnessing tidal power around the UK's coast has so far been limited by the cost of the large dams and barrages required and unpredictable results. A British company, in conjunction with Oxford ...

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