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Reducing risk for marine renewables
industry
CIRIA's new guidance to reduce risk for marine renewables industry.
The UK has committed to challenging targets for production of energy from renewable sources In order to reach these targets it is expected that an increasing emphasis will be placed on production from sites located in offshore environments
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 1 Apr 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Presently wind energy has been the main focus of marine renewable energy, however, in time, wave and tidal energy will also be viable technologies which can be used to generate power.
CIRIA's new project Guidelines in the use of Met Ocean data through the lifecycle of a Marine Renewables Project (RP742) aims to identify and draw together best practice and to standardise and streamline the use of the Met Ocean data for all marine renewables projects.
With such guidance the confidence of the renewables industry will be improved and the associated risks will be reduced, leading to cost savings.
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The Project is funded by The Crown Estate, E.ON UK, Scottish and Southern Energy, DONG Energy.
Best practice guidance resulting from the project will be collated by a partnership made up of ABPmer, SeaRoc UK and the Met Office.
For further detailed information about the aims and scope of this project visit www.ciria.org/rp742.htm or contact Nick Bean at CIRIA, Classic House, 174-180 Old Street, London EC1V 9BP; telephone 020 7549 3300; or email marinerenewables@ciria.org.
ENDS ----------------------- -Editor's Notes- For further press information, contact James Milne by sending and email to press@ciria.org.
Project research partners ABP Marine Environmental Research is a wholly owned subsidiary of Associated British Ports.
The company delivers consultancy for projects in the marine environment through stages of site characterisation and selection, scoping, field survey design, environmental impact, parameterisation of met ocean design inputs, downtime analysis and operational planning.
ABPmer is author of the technical input provided to EMEC for the Wave Performance Testing Standards document for wave energy converters, and the project instigator for the DTI Atlas.
SeaRoc UK is a team of specialists in the provision of technical support for design, consenting and construction processes to the marine renewable industry with extensive experience in the complete marine construction phase and project lifecycle.
The company has direct and continued involvement in several major offshore wind farm projects and provide appropriate, innovative and robust solutions.
The Met Office is a world-leading provider of weather data with a wealth of experience in providing forecast services focused on offshore operations (e.g rig tows, heavy lift).
The organisation also maintains an extensive archive of marine observations and modelled parameters used for analysis and consultancy.
As a national met service and World Meteorological Organisation member, The Met Office is focused on establishing and maintaining scientific standards for weather data and forecasting. Request free introductory details about products from CIRIA ...
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