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| Mersey tidal project looks for development team |
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| Friday, 03 October 2008 14:45 | |||
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A Europe-wide search for a team to help select and gain consent for a tidal power project in the River Mersey has been launched by Peel Energy. The move follows on from an initial study, completed in 2007, which confirmed that there are a number of viable options for extracting hydrokinetic energy from the Mersey. The Mersey Tidal Power Project aims to identify a preferred option and progress it to the point of being able to apply for the necessary consents and licenses in 2011, and ultimately deliver power from the Mersey by 2020. According to Peel Energy, the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) Competitive Dialogue procedure will be followed to maintain an open and robust process required for such a significant renewable energy scheme. The OJEU Contract Notice was published on 18 September. Interested parties have until 27 October to submit their response to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. Anthony Hatton, Peel Energy's marine development manager, said: "This is an exciting and important milestone on the path to identifying a scheme that we aim to take to planning in 2011. "Following the OJEU procedure will be time well spent and we believe it will set us up to tackle the important environmental, consenting and engineering issues that lie ahead. We would value submissions from all potential consortium teams to help us in this next step. "
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