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In , Prof Paul Ekins shares his insights on the government’s plans to build a £1.3bn tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay. In response to a recently published report backing the project, Prof Ekins comments:  

One tidal lagoon is neither here nor there. They only make sense if they come as a fleet.

The problem is that their go-ahead only makes sense if the government commits to building half a dozen – and in recent years, ministers have proved to be woefully inconsistent in their approach to backing renewable power projects. Take the decision by David Cameron’s government last year to axe a range of measures designed to boost the sector. These included subsidies for solar power and support of energy efficient house building. The scrapping of the latter – the UK zero-carbon homes scheme – was especially egregious, said Ekins.