This is about innovative tidal generators, the related permitting process. New rules/procedures are not the good strategy. Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, i.e. smaller countries are faster than larger countries such 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

1. EIP Water Meeting
Action Group Energy and Water Works
Frank Neumann
Instituut voor Infrastructuur, Milieu en Innovatie

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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!

6. 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
 For more info:
Frank.Neumann@imieu.eu
0032.2.511.66.02
www.imieu.eu

7. 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
 For more info:
Frank.Neumann@imieu.eu
0032.2.511.66.02
www.imieu.eu