| (No subject) (n/t) on 10:41 - Dec 4 with 2226 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| (No subject) (n/t) on 08:02 - Dec 4 by Dr_Winston |
Not sure what business the Goverment has getting involved in power generation, but additional investment in other, useful sources like solar, nuclear and fusion are overdue.
If a fraction of the money gubbed away on f*cking windmills had been invested in tidal we'd be in a much better position. |
As I answered below the fossil fuel industry corrupts the government (and governments worldwide) with it's directorships and lobby ££££'s. Fusion and Geo-thermic energy are literally limitless and after a large initial outlay in research and development would pay for themselves. The trouble is there's no immediate profit, so a complete non starter! Nothing left to fight wars over apart from food but hopefully sensible breeding practices will prevail . |  |
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| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 10:37 - Oct 9 with 1967 views | Dyfnant |
Better bargaining position for the government now with Hinckley signed up |  |
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| (No subject) (n/t) on 10:52 - Oct 9 with 1938 views | Brynmill_Jack |
Sorry, thought it was a new thread [Post edited 9 Oct 2016 10:58]
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| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 11:31 - Oct 9 with 1898 views | jack_lord |
Why would the Cardiff project generate 10 times that of the Swansea Lagoon? |  |
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| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 11:37 - Oct 9 with 1889 views | Jack_Meoff |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 11:31 - Oct 9 by jack_lord |
Why would the Cardiff project generate 10 times that of the Swansea Lagoon? |
If I remember rightly, the Swansea one is a smaller prototype of five or six bigger ones earmarked for around the UK.
I went to a presentation on the lagoon last year. The lasting impression was that the price of energy generated was eye-wateringly high, and that it would be government subsidised for 35 years.
It just seemed like another excuse to hand taxpayers' cash over to private hands, but I'm a tad cynical in that respect...! |  |
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| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 11:39 - Oct 9 with 1885 views | Highjack |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 11:37 - Oct 9 by Jack_Meoff |
If I remember rightly, the Swansea one is a smaller prototype of five or six bigger ones earmarked for around the UK.
I went to a presentation on the lagoon last year. The lasting impression was that the price of energy generated was eye-wateringly high, and that it would be government subsidised for 35 years.
It just seemed like another excuse to hand taxpayers' cash over to private hands, but I'm a tad cynical in that respect...! |
Yeah sounds like an absolute farce to me. |  |
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| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 12:08 - Oct 9 with 1857 views | Wingstandwood |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 11:37 - Oct 9 by Jack_Meoff |
If I remember rightly, the Swansea one is a smaller prototype of five or six bigger ones earmarked for around the UK.
I went to a presentation on the lagoon last year. The lasting impression was that the price of energy generated was eye-wateringly high, and that it would be government subsidised for 35 years.
It just seemed like another excuse to hand taxpayers' cash over to private hands, but I'm a tad cynical in that respect...! |
You have every right to be cynical because we've seen and been fed so much bulls#it over the years. I question whether it will happen anyhow and will only believe so when the hard-hat and yellow high-visibility kitted guys are breaking sweat constructing it.
I've lost count of the architects and artists impressions and accompanying stories of upcoming developments in the SWEP e.g. concert venues, new shopping complex etc that never materialised. Looks good for a political party during a crucial pre-election run in however. |  |
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| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 13:07 - Oct 9 with 1804 views | oh_tommy_tommy |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 12:08 - Oct 9 by Wingstandwood |
You have every right to be cynical because we've seen and been fed so much bulls#it over the years. I question whether it will happen anyhow and will only believe so when the hard-hat and yellow high-visibility kitted guys are breaking sweat constructing it.
I've lost count of the architects and artists impressions and accompanying stories of upcoming developments in the SWEP e.g. concert venues, new shopping complex etc that never materialised. Looks good for a political party during a crucial pre-election run in however. |
Terry Matthews plans still going ahead in the city ? |  |
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| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 09:06 - Oct 10 with 1675 views | Lord_Bony |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 13:07 - Oct 9 by oh_tommy_tommy |
Terry Matthews plans still going ahead in the city ? |
LOLZ |  |
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| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 14:48 - Oct 10 with 1577 views | Scotia |
At least they are admitting it's a massive experiment! Potentially causing significant damage to Swansea Bay to see if bigger and better ones will work elsewhere. No thanks. |  | | |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 19:24 - Nov 21 with 1412 views | cimlajack |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 14:48 - Oct 10 by Scotia |
At least they are admitting it's a massive experiment! Potentially causing significant damage to Swansea Bay to see if bigger and better ones will work elsewhere. No thanks. |
There will be no damage to Swansea Bay as this project is dead in the water.
Cardiff want one,and what Cardiff want,Cardiff get.
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| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 19:34 - Nov 21 with 1393 views | union_jack |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 19:24 - Nov 21 by cimlajack |
There will be no damage to Swansea Bay as this project is dead in the water.
Cardiff want one,and what Cardiff want,Cardiff get.
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And it will be bigger and better as BBC Wales were impressing upon us earlier. |  |
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| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 19:40 - Nov 21 with 1381 views | BigPhilG |
Cardiff seem to have a fixation with water  |  | | |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 19:42 - Nov 21 with 1377 views | DwightYorkeSuperstar |
A terrible idea that hopes to use Swansea as a lab rat to assess whether such a project might be disastrous if applied to other, apparently more important cities.
Why so many are happy about this is bemusing. Electricity bills will rise massively and one of Swansea's few positive features will be irreversibly destroyed.
Once the Premier League football team is gone and Swansea Bay is a colossal concrete white elephant, I am sure many who supported the idea will be crying the loudest at just how bad an idea it was.
A bit like the American investment into the football club really. |  |
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| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 19:45 - Nov 21 with 1247 views | nice_to_michu |
The Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon may happen, or it may not. If it does happen, we are still a long way off from it being realised.
Either way, the Tories should never have been able to release this sort of news of a project of this size a week before the general election. And the Evening Post should never have printed it on their front page. |  | | |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 19:47 - Nov 21 with 1243 views | Dr_Winston |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 14:48 - Oct 10 by Scotia |
At least they are admitting it's a massive experiment! Potentially causing significant damage to Swansea Bay to see if bigger and better ones will work elsewhere. No thanks. |
This.
If they're planning to experiment then they might as well do it off Cardiff. Not much natural beauty to spoil there. |  |
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| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 20:31 - Nov 21 with 1187 views | Scotia |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 11:31 - Oct 9 by jack_lord |
Why would the Cardiff project generate 10 times that of the Swansea Lagoon? |
The one planned for Cardiff locks an area of water the size of the island of Jersey. | | | |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 20:35 - Nov 21 with 1179 views | Scotia |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 11:37 - Oct 9 by Jack_Meoff |
If I remember rightly, the Swansea one is a smaller prototype of five or six bigger ones earmarked for around the UK.
I went to a presentation on the lagoon last year. The lasting impression was that the price of energy generated was eye-wateringly high, and that it would be government subsidised for 35 years.
It just seemed like another excuse to hand taxpayers' cash over to private hands, but I'm a tad cynical in that respect...! |
Exactly right.
Others are planned in Cardiff, Newport, Colwyn Bay and then down the English side of the Bristol Channel.
If Swansea doesn't get the go ahead none of them will, the company are already looking at India and Canada as alternatives. | | | |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 20:36 - Nov 21 with 1178 views | Scotia |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 19:42 - Nov 21 by DwightYorkeSuperstar |
A terrible idea that hopes to use Swansea as a lab rat to assess whether such a project might be disastrous if applied to other, apparently more important cities.
Why so many are happy about this is bemusing. Electricity bills will rise massively and one of Swansea's few positive features will be irreversibly destroyed.
Once the Premier League football team is gone and Swansea Bay is a colossal concrete white elephant, I am sure many who supported the idea will be crying the loudest at just how bad an idea it was.
A bit like the American investment into the football club really. |
Spot on. Apart from increased energy bills although it will cost the taxpayer indirectly. | | | |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 09:38 - Nov 22 with 1086 views | johnlangy |
'The go-ahead could be given before the general election in May.'
Did I miss something ? | | | |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 09:49 - Nov 22 with 1078 views | Joe_bradshaw |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 09:38 - Nov 22 by johnlangy |
'The go-ahead could be given before the general election in May.'
Did I miss something ? |
Yes.
The fact that this thread was started in 2014. |  |
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| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 10:03 - Nov 22 with 1075 views | johnlangy |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 09:49 - Nov 22 by Joe_bradshaw |
Yes.
The fact that this thread was started in 2014. |
Thank you Joe  | | | |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 15:23 - Nov 22 with 1013 views | controversial_jack |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 10:03 - Nov 22 by johnlangy |
Thank you Joe |
More taxpayers money going to subsidise private companies so they can sell it back to us. | | | |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 20:41 - Nov 22 with 938 views | Dyfnant |
| Swansea Tidal Lagoon receives Government Backing on 15:23 - Nov 22 by controversial_jack |
More taxpayers money going to subsidise private companies so they can sell it back to us. |
It's actually worse than that. Tax payers money used to prove a technology that us taxpayers will
then have no rights over. They'll run the same scam in other countries then, as all the time their directors take massive salaries, funded by the local mugs that thought they were getting in on the ground floor. | |
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