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MARINE CURRENT TURBINES - GOOD NEWS FOR LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH? Proposal
for a Marine Current Turbine situated off Foreland Point in The world's potential marine current resource is enormous, and it could provide a sizeable proportion of the world's energy needs if developed on a large scale. |
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Current Energy Background Tidal flows in the oceans are regular, predictable movements of huge volumes of water. Where these flows are constricted by islands and coastal features, fast currents can be generated which can be exploited economically. Marine current technology extracts the kinetic energy from the moving water, and differs from tidal barrages which rely on the rise and fall of the tide. |
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Possible effects on Lynton and Lynmouth Visual impact - this is one of the most beautiful and unspoilt coastlines in the country. Shipping - how will this affect small fishing and sailing vessels? Marine life - What sort of impact will this have on the marine life of the Bristol Channel? |
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was hailed as a success by the company which said the Lynmouth turbine
Investors
in the new project include Electricite de France, Guernsey
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Devon district councillor John Travis said: "It has been very important for Lynton and Lynmouth. "We have always led the way in water power technology, right back to the time of the hydro electric power scheme on the River Lyn which opened in 1890 - and with the cliff railway. "In a sense this has maintained our involvement in water power technology. "People in Lynton and Lynmouth have a sense of being involved in something important. "I certainly hope they will continue to do the second phase of the development here." |
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