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Government plans environmental survey of wave and tidal power The government has announced plans to carry out the first comprehensive environmental assessment of wave and tidal energy in England and Wales. This so-called Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) exercise will also look at the conservation issues surrounding the storage of carbon dioxide around the coast and offshore wind and oil and gas activities. This initiative was highlighted by energy and climate change minister David Kidney at a wave and tidal conference held in London. He told delegates: "I am keen that we get as much of our energy as we can from home-grown sources, and our seas are a fantastic asset that can help us do this - in a number of ways. The exercise I'm launching today will help us identify opportunities for new development, whilst taking into account any possible impacts on the marine environment. "And by including wave and tidal in this assessment for the first time, we're laying the foundations for commercial deployment of these technologies. This SEA and our forthcoming Marine Action Plan, alongside our other support measures, will create the kind of investor certainty that will help us maintain our position as world leaders in marine energy technology." Source: Utility Week © Faversham House Group Ltd 2010. News articles may be copied or forwarded
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