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Tidal Energy releases non-technical summary of the Environmental Statement

16 November 2009

Cardiff-based Tidal Energy Ltd has released non-technical summary of the Environmental Statement (ES) which has been prepared in support of applications made by the company under the Food and Environment Protection Act (1985), Coastal Protection Act (1949) and Section 36 of the Electricity Act (1989), for a demonstration tidal stream energy device, DeltaStream, to be installed in Ramsey Sound off the Pembrokeshire coast, West Wales.

Taken together these applications, the offshore consent, represent TEL’s bid for consent to install and operate DeltaStream in Ramsey Sound. DeltaStream is a tidal stream energy device which is to be located in deep water (at least 31.5m) approximately 1.2km from St Justinian’s, Pembrokeshire.

The application and supporting information has been prepared following consultation with the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), Marine Fisheries Agency (MFA), Welsh Assembly Government (WAG), Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (PCNP), appropriate statutory and non-statutory bodies, as well as local interest groups and the public.

The ES considers the potential impacts on the environment of the construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning phases of the project and provides details of any mitigation required to address any impacts.

It has been recognised that Ramsey Sound is sensitive in terms of its ecology and is designated for a number of international and national conservation designations including Special Areas of Conservation (SAC), Special Protection Areas (SPA) and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Detailed assessments of potential effects of the device and infrastructure on the habitats and species protected by these designations have been carried out.

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