These projects are great, but very late. Time is running out very quickly, and our troubles are multiplying. You and I ought not to be waiting compacently for our governments to solve the energy problems. We need to have our own private solutions. Does your home have solar panels? Do you own a bicycle and cultivate a vegetable garden?
The world’s largest tidal-powered energy farm could be built in British waters. Three sites are under investigation by Scottish Power – two off Scotland and one off Northern Ireland – for up to 60 underwater turbines generating 60MW of power for 40,000 homes.
ScottishPower, the energy company behind the plans, said that the technology, which will replicate a Norwegian project at Hammerfest, could make Scotland the global leader in the field.
The Crown Office has opened parts of the seabed for leasing to developers. The tide turbines, right, are expected to be weighed to the floor of the sea in the Pentland Firth, between the Scottish mainland and Orkney, in the Sound of Islay, and off the coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The structures stand 30m (100ft) tall on three legs and can work as deep as 100m below sea level with the ability to turn to harness tide movements. |
clipped from www.timesonline.co.uk
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