David Baxter Deputy Director, Water Framework Directive, Environment Agency E: david.baxter@environment-agency.gov.uk Estuarine and Coastal waters constitute a significant part of England’s water environment. They support numerous activities and present a range of environmental challenges and economic interests that straddle the land-sea interface. The Water Framework Directive (WFD) provides a mechanism for managing the water environment …
Category: Delegate Notes – Day 1, Session 2
Feb 04
‘Smarter’ Regulation – NGO and Industry Perspective
Peter Barham Seabed Users Developers Group E: peterjbarham@googlemail.com Gwyn Williams and Kate Jennings RSPB ‘The highly regulated industries that are represented in SUDG which develop the sea bed have extensive experience of working with others regulators and stakeholders, including the RSPB, to reduce and resolve environmental impacts and there are many successful examples of …
Feb 04
A Strategic Approach to Cumulative Effects
Rachel Barker NIRAS Consulting Ltd, St Giles Court, Cambridge, CB3 0AJ T: 01223 803744 M: 07714 101842 E: reb@niras.com W: www.nirasconsulting.co.uk Cumulative effects can be considered as the combined effects of past, present and reasonably foreseeable activities over time, on environmental, economic and social receptors. An individual effect alone may be considered insignificant, but multiple …
Feb 04
The Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon: a blueprint for a new kind of energy infrastructure
Mike Case Head of Turbines, Tidal Lagoon Power Ltd T: 01452 303892 E: mike.case@tidallagoonpower.com Tidal Lagoon Power is preparing to start construction of the world’s first tidal lagoon power plant in Swansea Bay in 2015. The 320MW installed capacity project will establish a blueprint for the rapid roll-out of a fleet of full-scale tidal lagoons …
Feb 04
Reducing the risk of consenting for Offshore Wind energy
Emilie Reeve Programme Manager, Offshore Renewable Joint Industry Programme, Carbon Trust, 4th Floor Dorset House, 27-45 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NT T: 020 7832 4511 E: emilie.reeve@carbontrust.com W: www.carbontrust.com/ORJIP Managed by the Carbon Trust, the Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) is a joint industry programme between, the Department of Energy and Climate Change, Marine …
Feb 04
Future prospects and challenges for the Wave and Tidal Stream Energy Sectors
Stephanie Merry Head of Marine, Renewable Energy Association T: 07786 543138 E: smerry@r-e-a.net W: http://www.r-e-a.net/ Within the global arena, the UK remains at the forefront of tidal wave and tidal stream energy sectors. This stems from: A plentiful marine energy resource – 50% of the European tidal stream resource and 30% of the European wave …
Feb 04
On the Edge – Coastal Management from a local authority perspective
Bill Parker Local Government Association Coastal Special Interest Group Lead Officer and Head of Coastal Management – Suffolk Coastal and Waveney District Councils T: 01394 450709 E: bill.parker@eastsuffolk.gov.uk W: www.lgacoastalsig.com, www.suffolkcoastal.gov.uk and www.waveney.gov.uk The Local Government Association Coastal Special Interest Group (SIG) is a group of more than 60 English Coastal Local Authorities working together …
