Schemes to harness the predictable power of the tides in Liverpool Bay date back to 1924.
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With one of the largest tidal ranges of any coastal city in the UK, Mersey Tidal Power believe they can provide power to 1 million homes and protect the city from floodwaters, without disturbing the local estuarine ecosystem.