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Tidal Power

Commons · Question 53627 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 2 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has to include tidal lagoons in the 2030-50 clean energy mix.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 2 Jun 2025

The UK possesses tremendous tidal resource which could play a role in balancing the intermittency of wind and solar generation as we transition towards a carbon-neutral power sector. The Government's position on tidal range generation, is that we remain o...