The
list
unveiled
by
the
UK
Department
of
Energy
and
Climate
Change
includes
a
mixture
of
barrages
and
innovative
lagoon
schemes.
Energy
and
Climate
Change
Secretary
Ed
Miliband
has
also
announced
£500,000
of
funding
to
further
develop
embryonic
technologies
like
tidal
reefs
and
fences.
The
proposed
shortlist
includes:
Cardiff
Weston
Barrage:
A
barrage
crossing
the
Severn
estuary
from
Brean
Down,
near
Weston
super
Mare
to
Lavernock
Point,
near
Cardiff.
Its
estimated
capacity
is
over
8.6
Gigawatts
(GW)
–
twice
that
of
the
UK’s
largest
fossil
fuel
power
plant
-
and
it
could
generate
nearly
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