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D5.2 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Socio-Economic Impact Assessment (SEIA) of the MegaRoller device
MegaRoller is a Horizon 2020 project which aims at developing and demonstrating a Power Take-off unit (PTO) able to increase the output from the few 100 kW range to a full 1 MW range. The project will generate extensive know-how in the area of PTO design and control systems, with the aim to decrease the levelized cost of energy of next generation Oscillating Wave Surge Converter devices. The project Work Package 5 – Validation & Impact Evaluation focuses on demonstrating that the models and technical solutions produced in the project meet the objectives issued regarding PTO performance, power quality, reliability, and cost reduction. Together with demonstration and validation activities (Tasks 5.1-5.3) and life-cycle cost assessment (Task 5.5), the project includes the evaluation of the environmental and socio-economic impacts expected from the MegaRoller device (Task 5.4). The present report builds on the Deliverable 2.61 which presented a method for EIA and SEIA for wave energy (WE) projects. The method was based on an exhaustive literature review on previous EIAs for similar installations, leading to the identification of a set of receptors and stressors potentially related to the development of nearshore wave energy devices, mitigation measures to be implemented, and monitoring techniques to be carried out. This report presents the development of an Environmental and Socioeconomic Impact Assessment Tool (ESIAT) and its application to the MegaRoller installation2 . The aim is for ESIAT to provide the environmental and socioeconomic impact assessment of the MegaRoller installation (including all stages of its development: preparation, construction, operation, decommissioning), allowing the developer, managers, and regulators for a quicker and more informed decision-making with regards to the mitigation of impacts that might come from the MegaRoller and to the monitoring of such impacts. The ESIAT was developed based on the findings from D2.6 and from further literature review carried out to include more recent developments on EIAs and monitoring activities undertaken for Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) projects and especially at WE installations. The impact assessment is provided by the ESIAT as a very extensive file; therefore, this report summarizes the assessment of the most significant impacts, the full assessment being attached to this report as Annex 1.
D5.2 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Socio-Economic Impact Assessment (SEIA) of the MegaRoller device
MegaRoller is a Horizon 2020 project which aims at developing and demonstrating a Power Take-off unit (PTO) able to increase the output from the few 100 kW range to a full 1 MW range. The project will generate extensive know-how in the area of PTO design and control systems, with the aim to decrease the levelized cost of energy of next generation Oscillating Wave Surge Converter devices. The project Work Package 5 – Validation & Impact Evaluation focuses on demonstrating that the models and technical solutions produced in the project meet the objectives issued regarding PTO performance, power quality, reliability, and cost reduction. Together with demonstration and validation activities (Tasks 5.1-5.3) and life-cycle cost assessment (Task 5.5), the project includes the evaluation of the environmental and socio-economic impacts expected from the MegaRoller device (Task 5.4). The present report builds on the Deliverable 2.61 which presented a method for EIA and SEIA for wave energy (WE) projects. The method was based on an exhaustive literature review on previous EIAs for similar installations, leading to the identification of a set of receptors and stressors potentially related to the development of nearshore wave energy devices, mitigation measures to be implemented, and monitoring techniques to be carried out. This report presents the development of an Environmental and Socioeconomic Impact Assessment Tool (ESIAT) and its application to the MegaRoller installation2 . The aim is for ESIAT to provide the environmental and socioeconomic impact assessment of the MegaRoller installation (including all stages of its development: preparation, construction, operation, decommissioning), allowing the developer, managers, and regulators for a quicker and more informed decision-making with regards to the mitigation of impacts that might come from the MegaRoller and to the monitoring of such impacts. The ESIAT was developed based on the findings from D2.6 and from further literature review carried out to include more recent developments on EIAs and monitoring activities undertaken for Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) projects and especially at WE installations. The impact assessment is provided by the ESIAT as a very extensive file; therefore, this report summarizes the assessment of the most significant impacts, the full assessment being attached to this report as Annex 1.
D5.2 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Socio-Economic Impact Assessment (SEIA) of the MegaRoller device
Vinagre, Pedro (author) / Apolonia, Maria (author)
2021-01-29
oai:zenodo.org:5749454
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Electronic Resource
English
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690
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