Publication by the Sustainable Development Commission of its report on Tidal Power in the UK in October 2007 has been followed by the government’s recent announcement of a Feasibility Study on Tidal Power Developments in the Severn Estuary and a call for evidence on the environmental and other implications of tidal power generation there.
Organised by the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce), the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BA), the Severn Estuary Partnership and the Centre for Research in Environmental Sciences, UWE, this Science Café event provides a timely opportunity to explore the issues such a development would raise. What are the key issues and what are the impacts of developing tidal power in the Severn Estuary? What are your views on the options or the idea of harnessing energy from the estuary? Is this an appropriate way to reduce carbon emissions? What about the ecological impacts? Is this appropriate regional development?
The event will comprise of four short scene setting presentations exploring the engineering, legal and planning issues and the environmental implications of harnessing tidal power from the estuary. A general discussion will follow.
Come along to this event and share your views and ideas. The outcomes from this event will help shape the agenda of a larger Public Forum being planned for October of this year.
Invitation to:
Not a Bore! Issues of Tidal Energy Capture in the Severn Estuary
OneZone
Room 2E27UWE,
Frenchay Campus
6 – 7.30 pm Monday June 30th
(Campus map at http://www.uwe.ac.uk/maps/frenchay_map.shtml)
To Book a Place
This event is FREE of charge but please register by emailing Alison.Jack@uwe.ac.uk
Light refreshments will be provided by the organisers and a cash bar will be available.
Further information about the feasibility study can be found at
http://www.berr.gov.uk/energy/sources/renewables/explained/severntidalpower/page41473.html
Thursday 5 June 2008
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