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Severn barrage flooding 'disaster'
A Dutch report examining the effects of a barrage on the Oosterschelde, obtained by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), indicates an ecological ‘disaster’ for the Severn if the proposed 10km barrage is built
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Government 'pirated barrage scheme'
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Severn Barrage: Shortlist confirmed as tidal technologies receive Government funding
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English and Welsh waters checked for tidal power potential
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Severn Barrage: Liberal Democrats throw weight behind Shoots Barrage proposal
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Lessons on engineering for climate change
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Barrage plan gets mixed reaction from environmental groups
Progress reports
Public meetings will gauge support for Severn Barrage
A proposed tidal barrage across the Severn Estuary will be debated next year at a series of public meetings in South Wales, designed to gauge public support for the idea.
NCE exclusives
Severn Barrage not likely until after 2020
The proposed Severn Barrage could not be built until after 2020 and would cost significantly more than first thought, energy minister Lord Hunt said last week.
Features
Tidal tussle
The Severn Barrage might be capable of producing a huge chunk of our renewable energy capacity in one go, but is it the best way of meeting our low carbon energy aims?
The world has changed, we must change with it
Another week, another round of government infrastructure announcements designed to help prop up the UK economy.
The Severn Barrage: calling greens' bluff
De Montfort University professor James Woudhuysen on why green objections to the Severn Barrage reveal little more than a phobia of major projects.
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Facts and figures
Severn barrage
- Original cost: a Severn barrage was first officially proposed in 1925 at a cost of £25M
- Latest cost: around £20bn
- Start date: feasibility study is ongoing; final decision on proposed schemes to be made in 2010
- Opening date: unknown
- Main companies involved: unknown
