ABPmer has welcomed the decision by the UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary to grant planning permission to the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project in South Wales.
According to ABPmer, it has been providing marine environmental advice and support to the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project since 2012.
Bill Cooper , Managing Director at ABPmer said: : “It’s excellent news that Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay has been given the green light, especially as it is a landmark scheme, potentially the world’s first tidal lagoon. We have been working with the developer from the outset, undertaking feasibility studies and contributing to the Environmental Statement that supported the planning application.”
ABPmer has been involved with the UK tidal range sector since 2008 as part of the consortium that delivered the Strategic Environmental Assessment associated with the Severn Tidal Power Feasibility Study that investigated whether the UK Government could support a tidal power scheme in the Severn and, if so, on what terms, ABPmer’s press release reads.
ABPmer is a marine environmental consultancy that assists public and private sector organisations with the management and use of large marine data sets to support decision-making. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Associated British Ports Holdings Ltd.
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Image: Tidal Lagoon Power