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A multi-billion-pound renewable energy project featuring a tidal lagoon is very likely to go ahead in Swansea and could well mean cheaper electricity for residents, according to senior council figures.
Deputy council leader Cllr Andrea Lewis said the scheme, known as Blue Eden, “will absolutely be delivered” while chief executive Martin Nicholls said it appeared to be fully funded by the private sector.
The phased project at SA1 aims to deliver an electric battery manufacturing plant and battery storage facility, a tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay and floating solar farm within it, a data storage centre, a green hydrogen production facility, an oceanic and climate change research centre, and hundreds of waterfront homes. It would take more than a decade to complete.
Cllr Lewis said offshore wind was also part of the mix as well as a system of piping heat to nearby properties known as district heating.
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