Standards - Environmental Impact

Environmental Certification Scheme – The industry sees value in preparation of a certification system for wave and tidal stream devices that will allow technology developers to gain an accreditation for their device thereby ensuring that they will satisfy the reasonable requirements of conservation groups, other sea users and relevant stakeholders. This is planned over the next year or so.

Other Standards for the Industry:
The industry has suggested that the following guides or draft standards are needed, these are still to be scoped in detail.

Tank Testing Performance Assessment
Standard Wave Scatter & Power Diagrams
Project Development
Grid Interface
Inherent Safety in Design (in collaboration Carbon Trust)
Reliability, Availability & Maintainability
Health & Safety Practice
Resource Assessment RP
Manufacture & Test
Certification Scheme Outline

EMEC acknowledges the financial support of Scottish Executive in this process.