Britain looks to boost wind, wave and tidal power - Reuters

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Britain looks to boost wind, wave and tidal power
15 Mar 2007 14:32:37 GMT
Source: Reuters

By Jeremy Lovell

LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) - Britain published new plans on Thursday
to streamline the development of offshore wind, wave and tidal power
projects, while still protecting wildlife, as part of the fight against
global warming.

While onshore wind farms are sprouting up all over Britain in the race
to develop clean sources of power, offshore wind -- which is much more
expensive -- is only now starting to develop. Wave and tidal are even
further behind.

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The white paper policy document, which is open for public consultation
until June, proposes a strategic marine planning system to set national
objectives and priorities for offshore developments.

It also aims to speed up the marine licensing process and create a new
oversight body, the Marine Management Organisation, to ensure that
proposals for wind and wave power developments are in the right place
and do not threaten wildlife.

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