Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 July 2008
45 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the site for the connection for wave energy into the National Grid has been agreed; the location of same; if there is no location agreed, the timeframe for an agreed location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28041/08]
View answerA study for a suitable grid-connected test site for wave energy devices, undertaken by ESBI and the Marine Institute, has identified Belmullet as the optimum location for the wave energy facility. Final consultations on the specific location are being completed. It is anticipated that permitting and infrastructure preplanning will commence in the near future. The Ocean Energy Unit, located in Sustainable Energy Ireland, is overseeing the project as part of the Ocean Energy Package.
