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I don't know enough of the details but there were reports about using it for the Swansea lagoon barrier - a £1bn tidal energy project that was to be about 6 mil
by NeedMoreTea 8y ago
I don't know enough of the details but there were reports about using it for the Swansea lagoon barrier - a £1bn tidal energy project that was to be about 6 miles long. The government blocked the project just last week so we'll never know.
- coryrc 8y agoIt would perform admirably in that usage, though even modern concrete should be fine because you shouldn't need any rebar.
- bainsfather 8y ago"The government blocked the project just last week so we'll never know." To be more accurate - the government decided not to subsidise the project. It was emphatically the right decision - the economics of it were awful compared to wind, solar.
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoTo be even more accurate the government decided to ignore the clear advice of the independent cross-party committee of MPs they appointed, and after the announcement chairman of said committee said the government were not even comparing like with like in their economic comparison. Makes it look solely a political not economic or environmental decision.