MINISTER ENDS HOPE OF UK ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED BY HALES ENERGY LIMITED SHOWS THAT THE UK GOVERNMENT POSITION ON TIDAL STREAM ENERGY IS THAT ALL WATER FLOWS LESS THAN 3.0 METERS PER SECOND ( 6.7 MILES PER HOUR) MUCH FASTER THAN WALKING SPEED, HAS NO POTENTIAL TO THE UK OTHER THAN SMALL MICRO DEPLOYMENTS.

           AS ONLY 2% OF UK TERRITORIAL WATERS CONTAIN TIDAL FLOWS GREAT THAN 3.0 M/S, PLACES SUCH AS PENTLAND FORTH, STRANGFORTH LOCH AND THE ALDERNEY RACES  ETC, 
  MEANING THE UK CAN NEVER REACH A ENERGY INDEPENDENCE WITHOUT A LARGE INCREASE IN NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT AND REMAIN AT RELIANT ON EUROPEAN SOURCES WHICH INCLUDE RUSSIA.

 WHILE KWASI KWARTENG MP,  THE MINISTER OF STATE  FOR ENERGY, AGREES THIS POSITION SUPPLIED BY HIS GOVERMENT EXPERTS, IT IS LITTLE WONDER SO MANY OF THE WELL KNOWN TIDAL STREAM DEVELOPERS ARE MOVING ABROAD OR FINISHING TOTALLY THIS FORM OF ENERGY RESEARCH DUE TO LACK OF SUPPORT OR FUNDS.

AFTER A MONTH THE MINISTER STILL REFUSES TO AGREE TO AN OPEN PUBLIC CHALLENGE FROM HALES ENERGY LTD.