Regen SW champion alternative power resource

A Crown Estate survey has revealed a huge amount of potential wave and tidal energy around the Southwest coastline.

There are significant wave resources off the north Cornwall coast and England and Wales share the largest single area of tidal range resources in the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary.

The research, carried out by The Crown Estate in association with the Exeter-based Regen SW and devolved administrations, concludes there is potentially tens of thousands of gigawatts of wave and tidal energy to harvest which could contribute substantially to the UK’s electricity needs.

Johnny Gowdy, programme director at Regen SW said: "This report confirms previous analysis that there is significant wave and tidal resources which could be developed around our coast. Regen SW and the South West Marine Energy Park will now be working with the Crown Estate and the industry to bring forward projects to realise this potential energy source and create jobs in the region."

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