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Tidal Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to produce a feasibility study on tidal power.

answeredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
16 Oct 2024
Target answer date
21 Oct 2024
Answer
25 Oct 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to produce a feasibility study on tidal power.

  2. 21 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The UK possesses tremendous tidal resource and could play a role in balancing the intermittency of wind and solar generation as we transition towards clean power. The UK remains the world leader in tidal stream generation technologies, with around half of...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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