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27/02/2014
Energy Project To Power 75,000 Homes
A project, planned just off the Co Antrim coast, could generate enough electricity to power up to 75,000 homes in Northern Ireland, it has been reported.
According to the Belfast Telegraph, the comments were made at the Wave and Tidal conference in Belfast.
In October 2012, Tidal Ventures – a consortium of OpenHydro and Bord Gais – was awarded a lease to develop a 100MW development off Torr Head and speaking at the event in Belfast today, Sue Barr, External Affairs Manager with OpenHydro, said the project remained on course.
The proposals aim to have work starting on the tidal farm by 2017, with a scheduled completion date of 2020.
In the report, Ms Barr added that while some surveys have already been completed, environmental impact assessments, such as how the farm could affect fishing, marine life and flora, are being undertaken at the Co Antrim site. There are also challenges facing the development, such as grid connectivity.
Built in the 1960s, the grid transported electricity from three power stations to homes and businesses, but it was not designed to cope with power coming back in the opposite direction, and this caused problems for renewable energy producers.
(JP/MH)
According to the Belfast Telegraph, the comments were made at the Wave and Tidal conference in Belfast.
In October 2012, Tidal Ventures – a consortium of OpenHydro and Bord Gais – was awarded a lease to develop a 100MW development off Torr Head and speaking at the event in Belfast today, Sue Barr, External Affairs Manager with OpenHydro, said the project remained on course.
The proposals aim to have work starting on the tidal farm by 2017, with a scheduled completion date of 2020.
In the report, Ms Barr added that while some surveys have already been completed, environmental impact assessments, such as how the farm could affect fishing, marine life and flora, are being undertaken at the Co Antrim site. There are also challenges facing the development, such as grid connectivity.
Built in the 1960s, the grid transported electricity from three power stations to homes and businesses, but it was not designed to cope with power coming back in the opposite direction, and this caused problems for renewable energy producers.
(JP/MH)
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