1. Claire Gibson, Wave Hub General Manager 19 February 2013
Wave Hub – a case study
Claire Gibson, Wave Hub General Manager
19 February 2013

2. Location

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4. Deployment Site 1 x 2 km berths approx Hub located in SW corner
Safety zone around the Hub
Six special navigation marks
North and south cardinal marks
1 x 2 km berths approx
Hub located in SW corner
50 – 6 metre mean sea level
Rocky seabed with pockets of sediment 4

5. Design and Consents Renewable energy specialists
Resource assessment
Industry demand
Multi-disciplinary consultants
Engineering design
Environmental assessment
Offshore surveys
Consultation
Planning and legal advice
Consent applications
Lease agreements
Funding 5

6. Environmental Impact Terrestrial ecology Intertidal ecology
Subtidal ecology
Ornithology
Marine ecology
Fish and fisheries study
Cetacean survey
Water quality
Coastal processes study
Marine traffic survey
Navigation risk assessment
Sediment quality
Archaeological assessment
Landscape and visual amenity
Underwater video
Socio-economics

7. Manufacture and Installation
Subsea cable and hub design and manufacture
Onshore directional drilling
Substation construction
Electrical equipment
Cable installation
Cable protection and stabilisation
Navigation marks
Project management
Project managers
Manufacturing and fabrication
Electrical engineers
Civil and construction engineers
Marine and subsea operators
Environmental scientists IT 7

8. Wave Hub Operations Operations Team Technical Suppliers
Marine operators
Electrical engineers
Business development
Finance managers
Public policy and programme delivery
Technical Suppliers
Oceanographic and geotechnical surveys
Communications and instrumentation
Metocean data analysis
Vessel operators
Services – legal, commercial, finance, insurance, PR 8

9. Device Developers Project managers Naval architects
Electrical, mechanical and marine engineers
Cable manufacturers
Monitoring and data acquisition equipment
Marine operations
Environmental consultants
Commercial expertise 9

10. Hayle Marine Renewables Business Park

11. A Revolution?
Collaboration is essential