EIP Water Meeting Action Group Energy and Water Works Frank Neumann Instituut voor Infrastructuur, Milieu en Innovatie
EIP Water MeetingAction Group Energy and Water Works
Frank NeumannInstituut voor Infrastructuur, Milieu en Innovatie
Permitting activities and… Advising on permits Natura 2000 for coastal
zones- Appropriate Assessment- Mitigation and Nature Inclusive Planning- Compensation and stakeholder issues.
On various expert committees of DG Environment, DG Mare.
Estuary Guidance Group/ E and P Committee Oc E Forum
Conclusions Permitting studies on Wave and Tidal
Permitting Process for innovative tidal generators does not take longer than permitting for conventional infrastructure as e.g. ports, windparks
New rules/procedures not the good strategy
Netherlands, Belgium Denmark, i.e. smaller countries faster track than larger countries as UK, France, Spain, Portugal
One stop shop needs optimization effort!
For background docs:See: Pro-tide.eu (permitting in NL, Fr,
UK, B)
But also MERIFIC and IRENA studies on tidal energy and wave/ sal. grad
Costly and complex steps
Precautionary Principle Detailed effect assessments on not well
explored fields (e.g. sandspray, underwater
noise on certain species Proof of effect magnitude etc Longitudinal costs of monitoring
Favourable time window
Fitness check HD/BD in concluding mode - during Dutch Presidency
EP validated Report on Fitness check on 2 Feb 2016
Commission on the verge of establishing further guidance
Key Jurisprudence coming up following questions of several Member States on Mitigation and compensation, notably Belgium.
Following up on activities European Road Map DG Mare, DG Energy DG Research - 19 February Deadline for comments!
What to do about high costs- delays
Building a European/Internat. Database Sharing effect and monitoring information Verify database and anchor institutionally
with EUC stakeholders
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