Mersey Tidal Power

[bluelife]

Looks like this may well go ahead with initial public consultations over the coming months.
A barrage connecting Liverpool to the Wirral, somewhere South of the city centre is most likely, with pedestrian and cycling routes over it. Thoughts?

I think it would be revolutionary for the city if done right.

Mersey tidal barrier plans: Public consultation announced

More details are revealed about plans to build a dam-like structure between Wirral and Liverpool.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[nsno-chris]

I’m all for tidal power and reducing our need for fossil fuels

I am a dead against giving those wools from Wirral another way of accessing this beautiful city

 

[Walken]

I love the concept, would have to see the biodiversity outcome investigations first but it is exciting

 

[Kurt.]

This would be like John Snow opening the gates of the North to the wildlings of the Wirral

 

[NeilMorepies]

I think I have their first album.

 

[Rita_Poon]

How will the sheer volume of crud that has been tipped into the sea affect the turbines/generators? The massive amounts of plastics and associated debris has to be considered. Could it be a means for two birds with one stone? partly cleanse the immediate waters whilst capturing tidal power?

Also, who's paying? EDF or similar or 'GB energy'?

 

[scratchnsurf]

This would be like John Snow opening the gates of the North to the wildlings of the Wirral

A particularly apt simile.

The Seven Kingdoms : Liverpool
The Wildlings : The populace of the Wirral
The Army of the Dead : The Welsh

 

[Black Belt Jones]

Chances of the UK building something that innovative in the energy field seem close to zero, sad to say.

We cannot build any major infrastructure without it being slow, massively expensive relative to other European countries, or just cancelled outright (e.g. Swansea tidal scheme binned around 5 or 6 years back). Kindly doubt we're going to buck that trend and build the world's largest tidal barrier.

Stranger things have happened - e.g. prime James Rodriguez starting in centre mid at Goodison Park. But more likely we wait 10 years for S Korea or China to iron out the first gen problems in their tidal barrages, and then we pay them to build it for us. S Korea currently exports their nuclear power plant designs in this fashion.

 

[Walken]

How will the sheer volume of crud that has been tipped into the sea affect the turbines/generators? The massive amounts of plastics and associated debris has to be considered. Could it be a means for two birds with one stone? partly cleanse the immediate waters whilst capturing tidal power?

Also, who's paying? EDF or similar or 'GB energy'?

It would have flood protection potential also

 

[Huyton Layne]

Surely slowing down dock access with locks wouldn't be a great idea. Thats even before you worry about the effects on nature.

 

[Rita_Poon]

It would have flood protection potential also

That'd have to be massive? Bigger than the Thames barrier? I caught a bit about this about 12 months ago, need to dig it up.

 

[Walken]

That'd have to be massive? Bigger than the Thames barrier? I caught a bit about this about 12 months ago, need to dig it up.

I doubt it would be designed to cover the entire mersey area flood protection wise, would likely just be local to.its immediate area

 

[Kurt.]

A particularly apt simile.

The Seven Kingdoms : Liverpool
The Wildlings : The populace of the Wirral
The Army of the Dead : The Welsh

Wowzers

 

[Lobworm]

Does anyone see UK govt making something like this a goer in a northern city?

"Northern powerhouse" "HS2" etc etc.. loads spent on consultation and big promises to keep the oiks quiet before it's shelved in 5-10 years is my guess.

 

[Groucho]

Surely slowing down dock access with locks wouldn't be a great idea. Thats even before you worry about the effects on nature.

It’d probably be further down than those.