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Offline Mike

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Re: Renwable energy in the area
« Reply #30 on: June 27, 2018, 04:08:16 pm »
THe location of the North Wales planned lagoon is stated as starting at the Great Orme. in the above article.
Here is the company's concept: https://www.northwalestidalenergy.com/concept

So how much tidal rise/fall would there be inside the lagoon?
Would it become like a salt water lake?  Can't believe there is not a vocal opposition to this starting - Losing all the beaches Llandudno, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl etc, resiting the lifeboat stations?, harbour access? pier maintenance? water becoming brackish and possibly polluted with runoff from land,  sea life like seals etc losing habitat, some big issues.

Or am I missing something?

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Re: Renwable energy in the area
« Reply #31 on: June 27, 2018, 06:21:02 pm »
We do have one of the higher tidal ranges in the world, so I imagine they've looked at it and decided the 'lake' as such will drain completely every so often.
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« Reply #32 on: July 02, 2018, 10:58:10 pm »
It won’t happen anyway, nothing gets off the ground in Wales.
Swansea tidal lagoon rejected,  Grand Prix circuit rejected after years of debate and study.
I expect a load of money will be wasted on feasibility studies, scoping, lobbying MPs, .... endless committees....  and it won’t get off the ground, EVER.
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Re: Renwable energy in the area........Tidal lagoon
« Reply #33 on: December 23, 2020, 02:18:54 pm »
Seabed survey is major staging post for £590m tidal lagoon project in North Wales

Plans for a £590 million tidal lagoon have taken a major step forward after "encouraging" preliminary results of a seabed survey.

The initial findings of the second of a series of three studies showed the sea floor below the Dee Estuary is well-suited to bear the load of the proposed 6.7 kilometre lagoon wall, stretching from the breakwater at Mostyn to Point of Ayr near Prestatyn.

The green energy scheme, if given the go-ahead, will provide low carbon electricity for 82,000 homes as well as flood defences for homes, businesses and the strategically important Crewe to Holyhead railway line and A548 Coast Road.

cont  https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/18964537.seabed-survey-major-staging-post-590m-tidal-lagoon-project-north-wales/

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« Reply #34 on: February 04, 2021, 01:10:28 pm »
PLANS to expand North Wales’ offshore windfarm off the coast of Conwy have been backed in a public consultation.

Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm is being planned by RWE Renewables (RWE) about 10.5km off the coast to the west of the existing Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm.

The new collection of wind turbines covering an area of 106km2 would span from Colwyn Bay to Conwy.

cont  https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/19065153.plans-extend-windfarm-off-coast-conwy-backed-public-consultation/

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Re: North Wales News
« Reply #35 on: February 05, 2021, 12:25:21 pm »
Airbus Broughton is gearing up to assemble the first wings for the latest "game-changing" plane from the aerospace giant.

Industrialisation and parts production for the first A321XLR is underway across Airbus sites and its wider supply chain.

This jet could provide a boost for the aerospace giant at a difficult time for the aviation industry and it has already secured orders for 450 planes.

cont   https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/wings-latest-airbus-game-changer-19774816

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« Reply #36 on: February 08, 2021, 12:39:20 pm »
Energy giant BP could build a giant wind farm off the coast of North Wales.

The Crown Estate has today announced six proposed new offshore wind projects in the waters around England and Wales.

The six Round 4 projects together represent just under 8 GW of potential new offshore wind capacity with the opportunity to deliver clean electricity for more than seven million homes.

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/energy-firm-bp-could-build-19792236

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« Reply #37 on: February 09, 2021, 10:25:43 am »
"We have all the means to make North Wales a prosperous economically and happier society"

How should we be measuring a real economic success in North Wales?

Most countries measure their economic success by an economic formula called GDP (Growth Domestic Product). This old fashion simplistic way of measuring an economy is totally outdated and means very little to ordinary people.

GDP is based on total expenditure within a country. For instance, when a country faces a natural disaster such as earthquakes and flood the rebuilding cost will improve the GDP of that particular economy.

cont  https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/19074882.means-make-north-wales-prosperous-economically-happier-society/

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« Reply #38 on: February 17, 2021, 10:18:15 am »
Readers give views on Awel y Môr windfarm plans as MS calls for further consultation

THE MS for Aberconwy has called for further consultation on proposals to extend North Wales’ offshore windfarm.

Plans to build Awel y Môr Offshore Windfarm about 10.5km off the coast to the west of the existing Gwynt y Môr Offshore Windfarm are due to be submitted by RWE next year.

The new collection of wind turbines, expected to be between 51 and 107 depending on their size, would cover an area of 106km2 from Colwyn Bay to Conwy.

shadow minister for environment, energy and rural affairs, said there are many residents who were not aware of the consultation and that further work should be carried out before the plans are submitted in 2022.

https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/19096252.readers-give-views-awel-y-mor-windfarm-plans-ms-calls-consultation/


My last four posts on the subject of wind farms should have been in the correct thread, "Renewable energy in the area"  Ian if possible can you edit please, thanks

....http://www.threetownsforum.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,1385.msg84995.html#msg84995

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Re: Renwable energy in the area
« Reply #39 on: February 17, 2021, 10:54:35 am »
All done!
Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.  ― Michel de Montaigne

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Re: Renewable energy in the area........Tidal lagoon
« Reply #40 on: March 10, 2021, 12:06:55 pm »
COUNCILLORS want to step up the quest for a tidal lagoon stretching miles along the North Wales coast, with one saying “we have got to do it”.

The call came after Conwy county council’s economy and place scrutiny committee heard one of the local group forums in Llandudno had received a presentation from a company at the forefront of wave power generation.

Council leader Sam Rowlands and Henry Dixon, chairman of North Wales Tidal Energy, presented proposals for a North Wales tidal lagoon at the local area forum north’s meeting on February 1, according to the minutes.

Cllr Rowlands has long advocated the need for the barrage project, which would not only generate power for up to 1.1m homes but could solve some of the North Wales coastal strip’s issues with rising sea levels.

cont   https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/19149297.conwy-councillors-keen-push-ahead-tidal-lagoon-plans-north-wales/

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« Reply #41 on: July 22, 2021, 09:58:27 am »
A COUNCIL boss claims his authority could be a “world leader” in wave energy after backing a motion to support a large scale tidal lagoon off the North Wales coast.

Cllr Charlie McCoubrey, leader of Conwy county council, made the remark at last week’s full council meeting.

Members backed a motion brought by veteran councillor and former leader Ronnie Hughes to “support in principle the development of a large scale tidal project off the coast of Conwy county”.

It also called for the cabinet and elected members to lobby Welsh and UK governments to advance the idea, as well as set up a council working group on the subject.

cont https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/19460535.conwy-council-leader-claims-authority-world-leader-wave-energy-members-gives-support-large-scale-project/?ref=rss&IYA-reg=a05105fc-304d-4c50-9807-edab51f779a4

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Re: Renwable energy in the area
« Reply #42 on: August 18, 2021, 01:19:32 pm »
A PUBLIC consultation will be held over plans to extend North Wales’s offshore windfarm across the coast of Conwy.

Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm is being planned by RWE Renewables (RWE) about 10.5km off the coast to the west of the existing Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm.

The new collection of wind turbines, expected to be between 51 and 107 depending on their size, would cover an area of 106km2 from Colwyn Bay to Conwy. RWE expects to submit its application to the UK Government's Planning Inspectorate in 2022.
A hybrid consultation will be carried out from August 31 to October 11, including a virtual exhibition via the project website and face-to-face consultations in outdoor spaces across the region.

RWE has selected the preferred siting of the transmission infrastructure with onshore cables joining the coastland between Rhyl and Prestatyn, passing through Rhuddlan to a substation in Bodelwyddan.

cont https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/19520639.conwy-residents-urged-take-part-consultation-awel-y-mor-windfarm-extension/

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« Reply #43 on: September 15, 2021, 10:30:58 am »
Energy boss on how firm will refill giant oil and gas fields off North Wales coast with CO2
Eni are part of HyNet and say the carbon capture project in Liverpool Bay is a 'win-win' for the climate and economy

Oil and gas has been pumped out of giant hydrocarbon fields in Liverpool Bay for decades, with Eni UK feeding gas extracted from the sites into the Uniper owned Connah’s Quay power station in Flintshire.

Those fields are now nearly exhausted and operations by Eni UK due to come to an end in a couple of years.

But under low carbon cluster project HyNet North West, the energy giant wants to repurpose the fields, pipeline infrastructure, and Point of Ayr facility, to put CO2 under the seabed - with enough capacity to use the reservoirs for the next 25 years.

cont  https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/energy-boss-how-firm-refill-21573018

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Re: Renwable energy in the area....Llandudno meeting
« Reply #44 on: September 20, 2021, 10:10:05 am »
A TOWN hall discussion will be held in Llandudno over plans for a new windfarm off the coast of Conwy.

Residents will have the chance to hear from energy developer RWE, as well as a panel of leading officials and Janet Finch-Saunders, MS for Aberconwy, about its plans for the Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm.

Proposals include 91 new turbines, 332 metres in height, adjacent to the operational Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, located 10.6km off the coast of North Wales.

A consultation is already underway for the project, which is still in the development and design stage.

The event will be held in the Assembly Room at Llandudno Town Hall.

Due to Covid-19 regulations, attendance is strictly capped at 100 people and will work on a first-come-first-served basis.

The event wakes place on Friday, October 22 at 6pm.

Residents can reserve their place by emailing janet.finch-saunders@senedd.wales