Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 53627

Tidal Power

Tabled: 20 May 2025
Answered: 2 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Ruth Jones

LabourNewport West and Islwyn

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

Michael Shanks
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...

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