Tidal power… the way forward?
I read with interest the headline news story in today’s edition of the Scotsman - the prospect of a new 500 turbine project - not on land but on the seabed in the Pentland Firth, which is widely acknowledged as the UK’s premier resource for tidal energy.
Despite Mr Trapp’s concerns (perhaps he has his own motives??) about the ability of a project such as this to deliver I can certainly see the great potential of this project from a purely renewable energy generation perspective. I think it would be very wrong not to encourage R&D in this area. Although obviously a full EIA must be part of this development.
Although I would still maintain that we as individuals, businesses and societies should be doing all we can to reduce our reliance on electricity.