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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

Remember water power in the renewables mix

Orbital Marine Power’s O2 tidal turbine off the coast of the Orkney Islands on September 6, 2021.
Orbital Marine Power’s O2 tidal turbine floating near the Orkney Islands. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty

Your article (Why can’t Britain turn its green revolution into cheap energy? A visual analysis, 4 July) was an informative overview, yet I saw no mention of water power. If we are serious about building a resilient, low-carbon energy system, wave power, tidal power and hydroelectricity deserve to be part of the conversation alongside wind and solar.
Veronica-Mae Soar
Oldland, Gloucestershire

• Re your article (Mobile internet coverage in UK worse than any EU or G7 country, Which? says, 6 July), glancing at my mobile in the Square and Compass pub in Worth Matravers, a stone’s throw from Dorset cliffs, service is provided by Bouygues Telecom (France). Cherbourg is 58 nautical miles away.
Gill Scott
London

• Now that Gianni Infantino has demonstrated that there is a role for politics in sport (Trump confirms he asked Infantino for review of Folarin Balogun red card, 6 July), can we expect regimes that fail to observe international law to be excluded from participation in international events?
Bill Deayton
Oakham, Rutland

• Given Fifa’s amenability to technical inquiries from “good athlete” Trump, surely a quick recount to review the possibility of four overlooked US goals in the Belgium game might be in order?
Barry Evans
Bishop’s Cleeve, Gloucestershire

• Donald Trump certainly knows how to motivate a team; unfortunately for him, it was the wrong one.
Harvey Sanders
London

• Have an opinion on anything you’ve read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication in our letters section.

• This article was amended on 9 July 2026. An editing error meant that Oakham was incorrectly said to be in Leicestershire; it is in Rutland.

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