Analyse Tidal Lagoon Essay

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Swansea Tidal Lagoon One sustainable tourism project (tool) which is hoping for the go ahead. Which will have a positive impact on the economic and environmental sectors, this project will also be a major tourism attraction for Swansea as it will create a u shaped wall up to 6 miles long from Swansea’s new university campus to Swansea’s docks. This major sustainable tool is the Swansea Tidal Lagoon which consists of 16 turbines which will be harnessing tidal energy and will be able to power up and estimated 120,000 homes for a century, this will make Swansea a more greener and sustainable city and its one of the first of its kind to be built within the uk. Once the Lagoon is complete it will generate a predicted 495GWH (Gigawatt hours). It …show more content…

The project will also help the UK meet its carbon reduction targets by saving more than 236,000 tonnes of CO2 each year. And if the tidal lagoon is a success it will create more than an estimated 1,900 jobs within Swansea. There are also plans to create an additional 4 more tidal lagoons within the UK in various places like Liverpool Bay and North Wales, when all 5 are constructed and are fully operational it could possibly make up a 10th of the UK’s electricity needs, this would be a great benefit for the UK and all the residents that live here. The Lagoon would also have a positive impact upon the environment as the walls that surround the lagoon will create an artificial reef for different types of species of fish. This project is expecting to increase tourism within Swansea by bringing in additional 100,000 per year. This is will benefit majority of sectors as there will be more money coming into Swansea and the destination will have a more professional holiday maker …show more content…

It would also raise the employment rates which would be a positive impact on Swansea as it has one of the lowest employment rates within the Wales. This would a huge positive impact upon the socio-cultural and economic sectors within the industry. This massive project is set to undergo within the spring of 2015, and is set to change the face of Swansea by creating a more professional image. Robert Francis-Davies, Swansea council’s cabinet member for enterprise, development and regeneration has said that “It’s worked really well in other cities and has helped develop a more sustainable local

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