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Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site Environmental Impact Statement

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Title: Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site Environmental Impact Statement
Author:
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
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Pages:
16
Affiliation
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
Technology:
Marine Energy, Wave
Receptor:
Human Dimensions, Environmental Impact Assessment, Social & Economic Data
Language:
English

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Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) (2011). Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site Environmental Impact Statement. Report by Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).
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AB - Marine renewable energy is an emerging industry which has very considerable potential for economic growth and job creation. This can happen through the development, manufacture, deployment and operation of wave, tidal and offshore wind technologies and the creation of an indigenous supply chain in Ireland. Ireland can capitalise on its natural advantages in the area of marine renewable energy by following the Ocean Energy Strategy. The policy context for the ocean energy initiative and for addressing wave and tidal technologies is contained in the Programme for Government, the Sustainable Energy White Paper and in the Ocean Energy Strategy 2005 (Marine Institute and Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland). The initiative, announced in early 2008, will help establish Ireland as a leader in ocean energy technologies and to develop facilities that will enable the commercialisation of ocean energy products and services.As part of the Ocean Energy Strategy an offshore wave energy test site is proposed for the Belmullet area of County Mayo. The proposed test site will be called the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS). The test site will provide a grid-connected national test facility, to which full-scale wave energy converters could be coupled during their final stages of pre-commercial development. The test site is an integral component of Ireland’s Ocean Energy Strategy and will facilitate testing and validation of various wave energy converters in an open ocean environment. It will be operational for a period of fifteen years and will be decommissioned thereafter.An examination of the likely significant impacts of the project on the environment was carried out and the results are presented in this Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The conclusions of the EIS are contained in this Non-Technical Summary.ChaptersChapter 1 - IntroductionChapter 2 - Rationale and AlternativesChapter 3 - Alternative Solutions ExaminedChapter 4 - Project DescriptionChapter 5 - Impact on Human ActivityChapter 6 - Flora and FaunaChapter 7 - WaterChapter 8 - Soils, Geology, and GroundwaterChapter 9 - Air QualityChapter 10 - NoiseChapter 11 - Traffic and TransportChapter 12 - Navigation Risk AssessmentChapter 13 - Cultural HeritageChapter 14 - Visual Impact AssessmentChapter 15 - Material AssetsChapter 16 - Coastal ProcessesChapter 17 - Indirect and Cumulative Impacts and Interaction Between ThemChapter 18 - Summary of Impacts and MitigationsChapter 19 - Management, Monitoring, and CommunicationChapter 20 - Conclusion
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Abstract

Marine renewable energy is an emerging industry which has very considerable potential for economic growth and job creation. This can happen through the development, manufacture, deployment and operation of wave, tidal and offshore wind technologies and the creation of an indigenous supply chain in Ireland. Ireland can capitalise on its natural advantages in the area of marine renewable energy by following the Ocean Energy Strategy. The policy context for the ocean energy initiative and for addressing wave and tidal technologies is contained in the Programme for Government, the Sustainable Energy White Paper and in the Ocean Energy Strategy 2005 (Marine Institute and Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland). The initiative, announced in early 2008, will help establish Ireland as a leader in ocean energy technologies and to develop facilities that will enable the commercialisation of ocean energy products and services.

As part of the Ocean Energy Strategy an offshore wave energy test site is proposed for the Belmullet area of County Mayo. The proposed test site will be called the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS). The test site will provide a grid-connected national test facility, to which full-scale wave energy converters could be coupled during their final stages of pre-commercial development. The test site is an integral component of Ireland’s Ocean Energy Strategy and will facilitate testing and validation of various wave energy converters in an open ocean environment. It will be operational for a period of fifteen years and will be decommissioned thereafter.

An examination of the likely significant impacts of the project on the environment was carried out and the results are presented in this Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The conclusions of the EIS are contained in this Non-Technical Summary.

Chapters