Written questions

Tidal Power

Lords · Question HL4127 · Tabled 15 Jan 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 29 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Whitaker

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the role of wave and tidal energy in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s Clean Power 2030 Action Plan.

Answer

Answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, 29 Jan 2025

The Government expects tidal stream to play a role in the 2030 energy mix, with even more potential to help meet the UK’s longer-term decarbonisation objectives beyond 2030. Wave energy technologies have promise and the Government is closely monitoring th...