Severn Barrage tidal power project: Implications for carbon emissions

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-68

  Woollcombe Adams, Charlie ^a   Watson, Michael ^a   Shaw, Tom ^a  

^a Shawater Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Emissions; Energy; Pollution; Renewable energy sources; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CARBON CONTENTS; CARBON EMISSIONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATIONS; EMISSIONS; ENERGY; ENERGY OUTPUTS; POWER PROJECTS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; SINGLE SOURCES; SUSTAINABILITY; UNITED KINGDOMS;

CLIMATOLOGY; DAMS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; LIFE CYCLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TIDAL POWER;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; TIDAL POWER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 61649089294     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2008.00124.x     Document Type: Article

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