Liverpool to generate clean energy for 1 million homes sufficient for 120 years
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The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has officially kicked off a clean energy project to build the world’s largest tidal power system in River Mersey. The energy generated from this initiative is expected to power up to one million homes within the city walls for over 120 years significantly reducing the reliance on unsustainable energy sources.
Tidal power is generated by the force of the tide changes in the river. As the water level rises and falls, the system will capture the force of these tidal changes and convert it into energy. As a city with one of the UK’s highest tidal ranges, this project can be identified as a benchmark in utilizing local resources to develop sustainable living conditions for its residents in cities across the world.
This barrier is expected to include 28 turbines with a production capacity of 700MW of clean energy. The city of Liverpool is working in partnership with K-water from South Korea to develop this tidal power system.
To prevent global warming from increasing to no more than 1.5°C, it is agreed to achieve net zero globally by 2050 as a part of the Paris Agreement. However, to achieve this milestone, global investments in clean energy need to triple from the current $1.2 trillion spending to over $3.6 trillion by 2030. Together with this project, Liverpool is expecting to achieve net zero by 2040, ten years earlier than the UK government’s target.
