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The engineering firm Alstom has agreed to design and build the turbines for the proposed Swansea Bay tidal lagoon.
A memorandum of understanding was signed between the firm and Tidal Lagoon Power for Alstom to develop the generating units required for the proposed 250MW plant in Swansea Bay.
Tidal Lagoon Power, the company behind the project, claims the £650 million lagoon could be connected and “power ready” by 2017.
Ton Fijen, technical director for Tidal Lagoon Power, said: “The Swansea project will hopefully be the first in a network of lagoons around the UK coastline, driving a critical change in our energy mix with low cost, low carbon electricity sources that are sustainable long-term.”
Detailed plans for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon are being finalised ahead of a public consultation in the summer and plans are expected to be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate in the late autumn.
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