HySecure

The high tidal range in Liverpool Bay and the Mersey estuary provides a unique opportunity to reliably generate abundant and predictable long-term renewable energy. Progression of the new scheme over the next decade will ‘lock-in’ long term, low carbon generation for the urban and industrial area for a century. The scheme is an important jigsaw piece in the whole energy system integration of electricity, storage and hydrogen and will provide resilience in the wider region network, whilst also providing a boost in employment and skills for the city region.

Mersey Tidal Power
The River Mersey, our greatest natural asset, can play a vital role in tackling the climate emergency and helping our transition to green energy while boosting our future prosperity and the UK’s energy security.

With its huge tidal range, a tidal power scheme on the Mersey could produce enough clean, green electricity to power every home in the city region for more than a hundred years, while creating thousands of jobs.

Complementing existing strengths in offshore wind and solar energy, this predictable and proven energy source could be key to the city region’s ambition to be net zero by 2040.

With the right support, we could build the world’s largest tidal power scheme right here, at the heart of the Liverpool City Region.

Global and local environmental considerations are at the heart of the project. We believe that the global climate emergency means we have a moral duty to pursue opportunities such as the Mersey Tidal Power Project. Local environmental considerations are also central to its development. We have already successfully deployed clean power technologies such as offshore wind in sensitive marine environments. Marine modelling has demonstrated the lower environmental impacts of new turbine technology with two-way generation and pumping. There is much scope for further mitigation through dialogue with environmental stakeholders as the project progresses.