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SUMMARY:The Severn Barrage - Europe's Largest Proposed Marine Renewable En
 ergy Project: Hydro-Environmental Research Studies
DTSTART:20110927T161500
DTSTAMP:20260916T070057Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Dr Roger A. Falconer\, Hydro-environmental Research Centre\, S
 chool of Engineering\, Cardiff University\, UK\nThe presentation will revi
 ew the main Severn Tidal Power EIA research studies undertaken by the Hydr
 o-environmental Research Centre at Cardiff University particularly with re
 gard to the Severn Barrage and now in the hands of the private sector - se
 e www.corlanhafren.co.uk. Emphasis will focus on research assessing the po
 tential hydro-environmental impact in the estuary for various tidal power 
 options and the implications for morphological and flood risk assessment. 
 An outline will also be given of research undertaken by the HRC in collabo
 ration with Aberystwyth University  on light penetration and bacterial-sed
 iment interactions on the water quality in the estuary  together with the 
 likely impact of a barrage on the estuary's response to climate change and
  sea level rise. The results will show that two-way power generation - not
  previously considered in much detail - offers the opportunity to provide 
 almost as much power as ebb tide generation only  reduce the peak disturba
 nce to the grid  minimise many of the perceived environmental impacts and 
 offer even enhanced benefits in terms of flood risk and recreational oppor
 tunities in the estuary  particularly upstream of a barrage. Future resear
 ch studies by the HRC will focus more on studying nutrient fluxes in the e
 stuary  pre- and post- any barrage  together with investigating the scope 
 for operating a barrage in such a way that the basin could be used to redu
 ce carbon levels by controlled eutrophication.
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
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