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UK Government's Energy Policy

Let me make a little progress. The Cardiff-Weston barrage would generate 8,640 MW, equivalent to three or four medium gas-fired power stations, and contribute fully 5% of Britain's entire electricity requirements. It would be the world’s largest green energy project, and would harness the enormous tidal power of the Severn estuary, which has the second highest tidal range in the world. Tidal energy generation has a considerable advantage over other renewable energy technologies, because tides are predictable and constant. Wind and solar are intermittent, but tidal power is continuous. If the Government are willing to turn down an opportunity as good as Severn tidal power, their entire green energy strategy has no credibility.