The contribution of the SafeWAVE EU project to the future development of ocean energy

  • Juan Bald
  • , Ibon Galparsoro
  • , Iñaki de Santiago
  • , Iratxe Menchaca
  • , Maria C. Uyarra
  • , Sarai Pouso
  • , Ainhize Uriarte
  • , Iñigo Muxika
  • , Beatriz Sobradillo
  • , Pedro Vinagre
  • , Inês Machado
  • , Luana Clementino
  • , Paulo Chainho
  • , Janete Gonçalvez
  • , Thomas Soulard
  • , Enored Le Bourhis
  • , Eduardo Madrid
  • , Ivan Felis
  • , Emma Verling
  • , Anne Marie O'Hagan
  • Niall Dunphy, Aaron Luke Smith, Gregorio Iglesias, Breffni Lennon, Yago Torre Enciso, Laura Zubiate, José Chambel, Sofia Cardoso Bartolomeu, Hélio Santos, Enric Villarin, Corentin Troussard, Florian Tanguy, Jean Luc Longeroche, Phillipe Magaldi

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Abstract

The development of marine renewable energies and wave energy (WE) in particular, are vital components of sustainable ocean governance and the transition towards a low-carbon economy. In a new industry like marine renewable energy (MRE), and Wave Energy (WE) in particular, time-consuming procedures linked to uncertainty about project environmental impacts, the need to consult with numerous stakeholders and potential conflicts with other marine users appear to be the main obstacles to consenting WE projects. These are considered as non-technological barriers that could hinder the future development of WE in EU. Through three different strategies (environmental demonstration strategy, consenting and planning strategy and education and public engagement strategy), the aim of the SafeWAVE project has been to contribute to overcome these barriers through the knowledge and tools developed during the project life.

Original languageEnglish
JournalProceedings of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event15th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, EWTEC 2023 - Bilbao, Spain
Duration: 3 Sep 20237 Sep 2023

Keywords

  • environmental consenting
  • environmental impact
  • Marine renewable energies
  • maritime spatial planning
  • public engagement
  • wave energy

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