INDUSTRY OVERVIEW ROYAL HASKONINGDHV
AN OVERVIEW OF THE WAVE AND TIDAL SECTOR THE CHALLENGE
Harnessing the energy generated by waves and tides to create clean, renewable electricity is a reality. The challenge for this burgeoning industry is to generate energy safely, reliably and at a commercially competitive scale and cost.
Wave and tidal developments are located in challenging physical environments. As a result their tidal turbines and wave devices are at the cutting-edge of marine engineering technology. The industry has the potential to produce significant and predictable energy, locally, nationally and internationally.
ROYAL HASKONINGDHV
As an industry leader, providing environmental and engineering support to the wave and tidal energy market since 2003, the company is at the forefront of the sector and well- known for its role in the assessment and consenting, as well as supporting the installation and operation of a number of world leading projects.
SEAGEN
These include SeaGen in Northern Ireland, the world’s first grid-connected commercial scale tidal turbine, and the world’s first tidal turbine array in the Sound of Islay, Scotland.
Royal HaskoningDHV is actively involved in the design and installation of smaller hydro electric projects and has implemented several such projects across Europe.
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