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Lewis Wave Power Limited
Lewis Wave Power Limited 40MW Oyster Wave Array North West Coast, Isle of Lewis Environmental Statement Volume 1: Non-Technical Summary March 2012 40MW Lewis Wave Array Environmental Statement 1. NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY 1.1 Introduction This document provides a Non-Technical Summary (NTS) of the Environmental Statement (ES) produced in support of the consent application process for the North West Lewis Wave Array, hereafter known as the development. The ES is the formal report of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) undertaken by Lewis Wave Power Limited (hereafter known as Lewis Wave Power) into the potential impacts of the construction, operation and eventual decommissioning of the development. 1.2 Lewis Wave Power Limited Lewis Wave Power is a wholly owned subsidiary of Edinburgh based Aquamarine Power Limited, the technology developer of the Oyster wave power technology, which captures energy from near shore waves and converts it into clean sustainable electricity. Aquamarine Power installed the first full scale Oyster wave energy convertor (WEC) at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, which began producing power to the National Grid for the first time in November 2009. That device has withstood two winters in the harsh Atlantic waters off the coast of Orkney in northern Scotland. Aquamarine Power recently installed the first of three next-generation devices also at EMEC which will form the first wave array of its type anywhere in the world. 1.3 Project details The wave array development will have the capacity to provide 40 Megawatts (MW), enough energy to power up to 38,000 homes and will contribute to meeting the Scottish Government’s targets of providing the equivalent of 100% of Scotland’s electricity generation from renewable sources by 2020. -
Aquamarine Power – Oyster* Biopower Systems – Biowave
Wave Energy Converters (WECs) Aquamarine Power – Oyster* The Oyster is uniquely designed to harness wave energy in a near-shore environment. It is composed primarily of a simple mechanical hinged flap connected to the seabed at a depth of about 10 meters and is gravity moored. Each passing wave moves the flap, driving hydraulic pistons to deliver high pressure water via a pipeline to an onshore electrical turbine. AWS Ocean Energy – Archimedes Wave Swing™* The Archimedes Wave Swing is a seabed point-absorbing wave energy converter with a large air-filled cylinder that is submerged beneath the waves. As a wave crest approaches, the water pressure on the top of the cylinder increases and the upper part or 'floater' compresses the air within the cylinder to balance the pressures. The reverse happens as the wave trough passes and the cylinder expands. The relative movement between the floater and the fixed lower part is converted directly to electricity by means of a linear power take-off. BioPower Systems – bioWAVE™ The bioWAVE oscillating wave surge converter system is based on the swaying motion of sea plants in the presence of ocean waves. In extreme wave conditions, the device automatically ceases operation and assumes a safe position lying flat against the seabed. This eliminates exposure to extreme forces, allowing for light-weight designs. Centipod* The Centipod is a Wave Energy Conversion device currently under construction by Dehlsen Associates, LLC. It operates in water depths of 40-44m and uses a two point mooring system with four lines. Its methodology for wave energy conversion is similar to other devices. -
Technology Feature: the Oyster 16
ISSUE Technology Feature: The Oyster 16 April 2013 Featuring: Aquamarine Power In the latest edition of our newsletter, LRI interviewed Martin McAdam, CEO at Aquamarine Power. Their wave-powered energy converter - Oyster - is among the leading technologies in About Us the UK’s burgeoning marine energy sector. A commercial scale demonstration project is currently operational, and the sites for GreenTechEurope.com Aquamarine Power’s prospective wave farms have been secured (GTE) is a production of and fully permitted. The company is currently looking for London Research corporate equity investors to provide £30m to complete their International (LRI), a global commercialisation program. research and consulting firm with expertise in the Sooner than you think: utility scale marine energy The Oyster wave power device is a buoyant, hinged flap energy, environment, and Who is Aquamarine Power? which is attached to the seabed at depths of between 10 infrastructure sectors. GTE Aquamarine Power is an Edinburgh based wave and 15 metres, around half a kilometre from the shore. is a video-based energy technology and project developer which technology platform Oyster's hinged flap - which is almost entirely underwater conducts their R&D with Queen’s University Belfast - pitches backwards and forwards in the near-shore showcasing innovative and demonstrates their technology in the Orkney waves. The movement of the flap drives two hydraulic technologies from Europe. Islands, Scotland. Their unique approach to pistons which push high pressure water onshore via a developing both the technology and the project site The GTE Newsletter subsea pipeline to drive a conventional hydro-electric is aimed at easing the obstacles within the process turbine. -
Turning the Tide, Tidal Power in the UK
Turning the tide The Sustainable Development Commission is the Government’s independent watchdog on sustainable in the UK Tidal Power development, reporting to the Prime Minister, the First Ministers of Scotland and Wales and the First Minister and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. Through advocacy, advice and appraisal, we help put sustainable development at the heart of Government policy. www.sd-commission.org.uk England (Main office) 55 Whitehall London SW1A 2HH 020 7270 8498 [email protected] Scotland 3rd Floor, Osborne House 1-5 Osborne Terrace, Haymarket, Edinburgh EH12 5HG 0131 625 1880 [email protected] www.sd-commission.org.uk/scotland Wales c/o Welsh Assembly Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ Turning 029 2082 6382 Commission Development Sustainable [email protected] www.sd-commission.org.uk/wales Northern Ireland Room E5 11, OFMDFM the Tide Castle Buildings, Stormont Estate, Belfast BT4 3SR 028 9052 0196 Tidal Power in the UK [email protected] www.sd-commission.org.uk/northern_ireland Turning the Tide Tidal Power in the UK Contents Executive Summary 5 1 Introduction 15 1.1 Background to this project 16 1.2 Our approach 17 1.3 UK tidal resource 19 1.3.1 Two types of tidal resource 19 1.3.2 Electricity generating potential 22 1.3.3 Resource uncertainties 22 1.3.4 Timing of output from tidal sites 23 1.3.5 Transmission system constraints 25 1.4 Energy policy context 28 1.4.1 Current Government policy 28 1.4.2 The SDC’s advice 28 1.5 Public and stakeholder engagement -
The Economics of the Green Investment Bank: Costs and Benefits, Rationale and Value for Money
The economics of the Green Investment Bank: costs and benefits, rationale and value for money Report prepared for The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills Final report October 2011 The economics of the Green Investment Bank: cost and benefits, rationale and value for money 2 Acknowledgements This report was commissioned by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Vivid Economics would like to thank BIS staff for their practical support in the review of outputs throughout this project. We would like to thank McKinsey and Deloitte for their valuable assistance in delivering this project from start to finish. In addition, we would like to thank the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), the Carbon Trust and Sustainable Development Capital LLP (SDCL), for their valuable support and advice at various stages of the research. We are grateful to the many individuals in the financial sector and the energy, waste, water, transport and environmental industries for sharing their insights with us. The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors and not those of BIS or any other party, and the authors take responsibility for any errors or omissions. An appropriate citation for this report is: Vivid Economics in association with McKinsey & Co, The economics of the Green Investment Bank: costs and benefits, rationale and value for money, report prepared for The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, October 2011 The economics of the Green Investment Bank: cost and benefits, rationale and value for money 3 Executive Summary The UK Government is committed to achieving the transition to a green economy and delivering long-term sustainable growth. -
LOW CARBON ENERGY OBSERVATORY ©European Union, 2019 OCEAN ENERGY Technology Market Report
LOW CARBON ENERGY OBSERVATORY ©European Union, 2019 OCEAN ENERGY Technology market report Joint EUR 29924 EN Research Centre This publication is a Technical report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledge service. It aims to provide evidence-based scientific support to the European policymaking process. The scientific output expressed does not imply a policy position of the European Commission. Neither the European Commission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use that might be made of this publication. Contact information Name: Davide MAGAGNA Address: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Petten, The Netherlands E-mail: [email protected] Name: Matthijs SOEDE Address: European Commission DG Research and Innovation, Brussels, Belgium Email: [email protected] EU Science Hub https://ec.europa.eu/jrc JRC118311 EUR 29924 EN ISSN 2600-0466 PDF ISBN 978-92-76-12573-0 ISSN 1831-9424 (online collection) doi:10.2760/019719 ISSN 2600-0458 Print ISBN 978-92-76-12574-7 doi:10.2760/852200 ISSN 1018-5593 (print collection) Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2019 © European Union, 2019 The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by Commission Decision 2011/833/EU of 12 December 2011 on the reuse of Commission documents (OJ L 330, 14.12.2011, p. 39). Reuse is authorised, provided the source of the document is acknowledged and its original meaning or message is not distorted. The European Commission shall not be liable for any consequence stemming from the reuse. For any use or reproduction of photos or other material that is not owned by the EU, permission must be sought directly from the copyright holders. -
Draft Energy Bill: Pre–Legislative Scrutiny
House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee Draft Energy Bill: Pre–legislative Scrutiny First Report of Session 2012-13 Volume III Additional written evidence Ordered by the House of Commons to be published on 24 May, 12, 19 and 26 June, 3 July, and 10 July 2012 Published on Monday 23 July 2012 by authority of the House of Commons London: The Stationery Office Limited The Energy and Climate Change Committee The Energy and Climate Change Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Department of Energy and Climate Change and associated public bodies. Current membership Mr Tim Yeo MP (Conservative, South Suffolk) (Chair) Dan Byles MP (Conservative, North Warwickshire) Barry Gardiner MP (Labour, Brent North) Ian Lavery MP (Labour, Wansbeck) Dr Phillip Lee MP (Conservative, Bracknell) Albert Owen MP (Labour, Ynys Môn) Christopher Pincher MP (Conservative, Tamworth) John Robertson MP (Labour, Glasgow North West) Laura Sandys MP (Conservative, South Thanet) Sir Robert Smith MP (Liberal Democrat, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) Dr Alan Whitehead MP (Labour, Southampton Test) The following members were also members of the committee during the parliament: Gemma Doyle MP (Labour/Co-operative, West Dunbartonshire) Tom Greatrex MP (Labour, Rutherglen and Hamilton West) Powers The Committee is one of the departmental select committees, the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No 152. These are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk. Publication The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. -
Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 2012
Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 2012 Production team: Iain MacLeay Kevin Harris Anwar Annut and chapter authors A National Statistics publication London: TSO © Crown Copyright 2012 All rights reserved First published 2012 ISBN 9780115155284 Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics Enquiries about statistics in this publication should be made to the contact named at the end of the relevant chapter. Brief extracts from this publication may be reproduced provided that the source is fully acknowledged. General enquiries about the publication, and proposals for reproduction of larger extracts, should be addressed to Kevin Harris, at the address given in paragraph XXIX of the Introduction. The Department of Energy and Climate Change reserves the right to revise or discontinue the text or any table contained in this Digest without prior notice. About TSO's Standing Order Service The Standing Order Service, open to all TSO account holders, allows customers to automatically receive the publications they require in a specified subject area, thereby saving them the time, trouble and expense of placing individual orders, also without handling charges normally incurred when placing ad-hoc orders. Customers may choose from over 4,000 classifications arranged in 250 sub groups under 30 major subject areas. These classifications enable customers to choose from a wide variety of subjects, those publications that are of special interest to them. This is a particularly valuable service for the specialist library or research body. All publications will be dispatched immediately after publication date. Write to TSO, Standing Order Department, PO Box 29, St Crispins, Duke Street, Norwich, NR3 1GN, quoting reference 12.01.013. -
Marine Current Energy Conversion
Marine Current Energy Conversion Resource and Technology MÅRTEN GRABBE UURIE 309-09L ISSN 0349-8352 Division of Electricity Department of Engineering Sciences Uppsala, December 2008 Abstract Research in the area of energy conversion from marine currents has been car- ried out at the Division of Electricity for several years. The focus has been to develop a simple and robust system for converting the kinetic energy in freely flowing water to electricity. The concept is based on a vertical axis turbine di- rectly coupled to a permanent magnet synchronous generator that is designed to match the characteristics of the resource. During this thesis work a pro- totype of such a variable speed generator, rated at 5 kW at 10 rpm, has been constructed to validate previous finite element simulations. Experiments show that the generator is well balanced and that there is reasonable agreement be- tween measurements and corresponding simulations, both at the nominal op- erating point and at variable speed and variable load operation from 2–16 rpm. It is shown that the generator can accommodate operation at fixed tip speed ratio with different fixed pitch vertical axis turbines in current velocities of 0.5–2.5 m/s. The generator has also been tested under diode rectifier opera- tion where it has been interconnected with a second generator on a common DC-bus similar to how several units could be connected in offshore operation. The conditions for marine current energy conversion in Norway have been investigated based on available data in pilot books and published literature. During this review work more than 100 sites have been identified as interest- ing with an estimated total theoretical resource—i.e. -
Wave Hub Appendix N to the Environmental Statement
South West of England Regional Development Agency Wave Hub Appendix N to the Environmental Statement June 2006 Report No: 2006R001 South West Wave Hub Hayle, Cornwall Archaeological assessment Historic Environment Service (Projects) Cornwall County Council A Report for Halcrow South West Wave Hub, Hayle, Cornwall Archaeological assessment Kevin Camidge Dip Arch, MIFA Charles Johns BA, MIFA Philip Rees, FGS, C.Geol Bryn Perry Tapper, BA April 2006 Report No: 2006R001 Historic Environment Service, Environment and Heritage, Cornwall County Council Kennall Building, Old County Hall, Station Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3AY tel (01872) 323603 fax (01872) 323811 E-mail [email protected] www.cornwall.gov.uk 3 Acknowledgements This study was commissioned by Halcrow and carried out by the projects team of the Historic Environment Service (formerly Cornwall Archaeological Unit), Environment and Heritage, Cornwall County Council in partnership with marine consultants Kevin Camidge and Phillip Rees. Help with the historical research was provided by the Cornish Studies Library, Redruth, Jonathan Holmes and Jeremy Rice of Penlee House Museum, Penzance; Angela Broome of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro and Guy Hannaford of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, Taunton. The drawing of the medieval carved slate from Crane Godrevy (Fig 43) is reproduced courtesy of Charles Thomas. Within the Historic Environment Service, the Project Manager was Charles Johns, who also undertook the terrestrial assessment and walkover survey. Bryn Perry Tapper undertook the GIS mapping, computer generated models and illustrations. Marine consultants for the project were Kevin Camidge, who interpreted and reported on the marine geophysical survey results and Phillip Rees who provided valuable advice. -
Aquamarine Power Response
Strengthening strategic and sustainability considerations in Ofgem’s decision making Aquamarine Power’s response 1. Introduction “With a quarter of the UK’s generating capacity shutting down over the next ten years as old coal and nuclear power stations close, more than £110bn in investment is needed to build the equivalent of 20 large power stations and upgrade the grid. In the longer term, by 2050, electricity demand is set to double, as we shift more transport and heating onto the electricity grid. Business as usual is therefore not an option.i” Department of Energy and Climate Change, 2010 The coming decades will see a radical shift in the way in which electricity is generated and how it is paid for, and we welcome this discussion paper. We believe marine energy – wave and tidal power – offers a potential new energy source which can make a significant contribution to the UK and global energy mix in the decades ahead. But we are concerned the current charging regime fails to take account of the particular economic challenges faced by these early stage technologies, and as a consequence there is a danger that wave and tidal energy will be ‘locked out’ of any future energy scenario. This would mean UK consumers would miss out on a new form of energy which has the potential to drive down consumer bills in the long term, and also that UK would miss out on a major economic opportunity to become a global leader in new technologies. As project Discovery stated, the lowest domestic fuel bills would be likely to be realised under the ‘Green Stimulus’ scenario in which the UK reaches its 2020 renewable energy targetii. -
Renewable Energy Progress Report: South West 2012 Annual Survey 3 Contents Foreword
1 The south west now generates around 394 GWh of renewable electricity Renewable Energy from wind each year, which accounts for 28 per cent of renewable electricity in the south west, and 1.5 per cent of Progress Report: our electricity demand South West 2012 Annual Survey Renewable Energy Progress Report: South West 2012 Annual Survey 3 Contents Foreword Foreword 3 Last year global investment in renewable Renewable electricity 4 energy reached £165 billion – on par with Renewable heat 8 fossil fuel investment. The low-carbon Low-carbon economy 12 energy revolution is underway. R&D and technology development 14 This report uses the south west of England as a ‘test bed’ to 3. Some of our elected representatives are misreading the Regen SW’s advisory services 16 look in more detail at what is powering this revolution. It sets public mood: local opinion polls, as well as our experience out the excellent renewable energy resources, the progress we at community events, show a strong and consistent majority Case studies 17 are making in harnessing them and the lessons we can draw for supportive of all renewables, based on a common sense the national Renewable Energy Roadmap to increase the speed view that in an uncertain world we should make the most of Anaerobic digestion and sewage gas 18 of deployment and job creation. our local energy resources. The past year in the south west has seen record growth in 4. We need all renewables: small, medium and large: solar PV Biomass 20 renewable electricity from 218 MW to over 520 MW and has dominated this year’s figures in the south west, but consistent growth in renewable heat.