Environmental and Nature Conservation Aspects of Tidal Power Proposals for the Severn Estuary (UK)

Recent studies of tidal power generation in the Severn Estuary indicate that a single basin ebb-generation scheme would produce marked changes in the physical and chemical environment. The impact of these factors on the natural environment is reviewed. Implications for the particular features of nature conservation interest of this important estuarine area are examined and the opportunities for the amelioration of deleterious effects are discussed.