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Abstract:

One of the key developments of the marine energy industry in the UK is the demonstration of near commercial scale devices in real sea conditions and the collection of performance and environmental data to inform permitting and licensing processes. The ETI’s ReDAPT (Reliable Data Acquisition Platform for Tidal) project saw an innovative 1MW buoyant tidal generator installed at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney in January 2013. The project demonstrated the performance of the tidal generator in different operational conditions, aiming to increase public and industry confidence in tidal turbine technologies by providing a wide range of environmental impact and performance information, as well as demonstrating a new, reliable turbine design

This report defines a methodology to calculate the CO₂ payback interval for a tidal stream generator, in terms of the embodied life-cycle Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions arising and displaced by the full life cycle of the generator. The report considers the CO2 payback calculations at both the turbine and array levels. It covers

Requirements
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) System Definitions
Life Cycle Impact (LCI) Assessment
Life Cycle Processes
Technology Level Rationale
Tidal Stream Array Siting Considerations
Specific Modelling Considerations
Calculation of Carbon Payback Interval
Evaluation and Reviewing of Results
Reporting and Interpretation of Results
Appendices
- A: System Boundary Details
- B: Waste Disposal
- C: Transport Details
- D: Tidal Current Probability Data
- E: Data Collection Considerations
- F: GLobal Warming Potential

Publication Year:

2011

Publisher:

ETI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5286/ukerc.edc.000319

Author(s):

Anthony, P. and Lewis, M

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Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research

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Renewable Energy Sources

Ocean Energy

Language:

English

File Type:

application/pdf

File Size:

1548707 B

Rights:

Energy Technologies Institute Open Licence for Materials

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Region:

United Kingdom

Publication Type:

Technical Report

Subject:

Economic Factors

Theme(s):

Marine

Related Dataset(s):

Tidal Energy Site Environmental Conditions Measured During the ReDAPT Tidal Project 2011-2014