Severn Estuary: Tidal Power
Commons · Question 54503 · Tabled 22 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Rachel Gilmour
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the viability of tidal range power projects in the Severn Estuary.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 6 Jun 2025
The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has launched a research innovation project to model the impacts and value of tidal range, we are expecting the report from this work soon and will consider its findings alongside the recently published Severn Est...