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Could Anglesey’s tidal energy project drive a new energy revolution?

The Guardian · Jon Ungoed-Thomas · last updated

On the stunning and craggy coastline of Holy Island in north Wales, work has started on a construction project to generate energy from one of the world’s greatest untapped energy resources: tidal power.

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