Environmental Impact Assessment

摘要: Attempts to convert wave energy are not new: conversion began with the purpose of signalling presence navigation buoys. Wave was used force air up through central channel buoys which contained integral whistles give an acoustic warning. This application developed in 1940s, generators light Later work 1970s Norway and UK (Salter’s Duck), although progressed commercial levels, saw first real precursors today’s electricity generating converters based on power. In contrast more stringent regulatory requirements, these early devices were subject licensing constraints or assessments their impacts. So, capture exploitation power for human use is new, associated studies into possible environmental impacts this in-dustry now key elements its future success. It has been stated that schemes produce no emissions normal operation (Thorpe, 2001), true regard typical fossil fuel exploitation. However, there other covering both operational phase installation, maintenance decommissioning phases. During likely be noise emitted by under operation, a risk any incidents involving pollutants (e.g., hydraulic oils), from antifouling coatings, so on. Like all renewable energies, will inevitably have some effects environment, positive as well negative.