Government urged to seize tidal power potential

摘要

The cross-party Environmental Audit Committee has concluded its three-month examination of tidal power technologies in the UK by urging government to engage with industr and establish appropriate revenue supporl for the emerging sector.In a letter to the UK's business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, the committee concluded that the UK has demonstrated world-leading technological development and that if the sector is supported to commercialise it could make a significant contribution the UK's future energy mix, increase investment in coastal regions supporting the 'levelling-up' of the UK economy while also boosting the export potential of UK manufactured tidal turbines and associated supply chain. The Environmental Audit Committee's chairman, Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP, says: "Tidal power can offer numerous benefits and potential for the UK, which boasts over 7500 miles (12,000 kilometres) of coastline and unrivalled resources to generate reliable power supplies without the vagaries of sunlight or wind.