Strumble Tidal Flow

Transition Bro Gwaun (TBG) aims to realise the first community owned/led tidal flow project in Wales. The proposal would consist of a single device or a small array of tidal turbines deployed at Strumble Head near Fishguard. This supports TBGs aims to mitigate the communitys impact on Climate Change providing sustainable and secure energy, whilst also bringing financial benefits for both local investors and community initiatives. Development of a community tidal flow device will be an exemplar of best practice and provide a working demonstration of how tidal technology can deliver not only environmental benefit but wider community benefits too. It will provide a blueprint for other communities across our coastline to utilise marine energy as a resource for future resilience. 24 Month timescale for the project - three key external factors: 

 

 

1. Identification of a suitable tidal device/s with market readiness; 

2. This impacts on the seabed leasing options, as three devices need to be selected at an early stage in order to proceed with the application. 

3. The environmental impact assessment linked to the marine licensing 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a new and emerging market; historically the few devices that have been successfully deployed have been pilot projects with extensive timeframes. Based on a maturing market, the project is currently projected at approximately 3 -5 years. Other factors such as the scale of the array and the required infrastructure i.e. grid connection / storage etc, may also impact on the timeframe. The funding requested from LEADER will fund a part time development officer. This resource will enable the community to lead an identified wide partnership, secure the seabed lease and accumulate community capital in the project. LEADER resources will also resource fact finding missions, developing wider partnerships and gaining knowledge by visiting other sites which are further forward in this new market or have successfully installed devices. In addition, opportunities will be sought to engage with others on local energy and storage networks.