Energy minister Charles Hendry has revealed that the government is in talks with companies about tidal power schemes in the Severn Estuary. Just over a week ago the government pulled the plug on a plan for a £30m Severn Barrage which supporters said could have provided enough power for 5% of the UK’s homes. But […]

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has scrapped a multi-billion pound scheme for a barrage stretching from Weston-Super-Mare in Somerset to Cardiff which would have generated enough electricity for 5% of the UK’s homes. The barrage – a similar construction to a dam – would have cost more than £30bn and has been talked about for decades. […]