MarineSpace to assist in SeaGen decommissioning

Atlantis Resources has hired Marine Space to provide consenting support for the decommissioning and removal of the SeaGen device from Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland.

MarineSpace will be responsible for the delivery of the environmental impact assessment for the decommissioning along with securing the necessary permissions for work to commence, the Southampton-based consultancy informed.

Joseph Kidd, MarineSpace’s Technical Director and marine energy lead has been involved in the SeaGen project from its early stages whilst working for Siemens-owned Marine Current Turbines.

Atlantis resources acquired Marine Current Turbines from Siemens last year, along with its seabed rights, existing projects, and intellectual property, which includes the SeaGen S device.

Early this year, the Edinburgh-based tidal energy developer announced plans to begin with the decommissioning process of the device.

SeaGen S 1.2 MW tidal device was installed at Stranford Lough in 2008, and has since generated 10 GWh of electricity from tides. The system consists of twin turbines, 600 kW in capacity each, mounted on a crossbeam. The rotor diameter of each turbine is 16 m.