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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jon Ungoed-Thomas

BIZARRE: Could anglesey s tidal energy project drive a new energy revolution - You Need To See This

South Stack lighthouse on Holy Island, north Wales
South Stack lighthouse on Holy Island, north Wales: construction on the island’s tidal stream project has just begun. Photograph: Getty Images

On the stunning and craggy coastline of Holy Island in north Wales, work has started on a construction project to generate energy from one of the world’s greatest untapped energy resources: tidal power.

The Morlais project, on the small island off the west of Anglesey has benefited from £31m in what is likely to be the last large grant for Wales from the European Union’s regional funding programme. It will install turbines at what will be one of the largest tidal stream energy sites in the world, covering 13 square miles of the seabed.

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