Australia: Minister explores Tuckey’s tidal power push

Federal Science Minister Julie Bishop will ask her department to give her an appraisal of the potential of tidal power as an alternative source of energy.

This comes after representations from federal Liberal backbencher Wilson Tuckey, who has said tidal power is the “best kept renewable energy-generation secret in Australia”, and could deliver power to eastern Australia and preclude the need for nuclear power any time soon.
The Age