EIP Water MeetingAction Group Energy and Water Works

Frank NeumannInstituut voor Infrastructuur, Milieu en Innovatie

Permitting activities and… Advising on permits Natura 2000 for coastal

zones- Appropriate Assessment- Mitigation and Nature Inclusive Planning- Compensation and stakeholder issues.

On various expert committees of DG Environment, DG Mare.

Estuary Guidance Group/ E and P Committee Oc E Forum

Conclusions Permitting studies on Wave and Tidal

Permitting Process for innovative tidal generators does not take longer than permitting for conventional infrastructure as e.g. ports, windparks

New rules/procedures not the good strategy

Netherlands, Belgium Denmark, i.e. smaller countries faster track than larger countries as UK, France, Spain, Portugal

One stop shop needs optimization effort!

For background docs:See: Pro-tide.eu (permitting in NL, Fr,

UK, B)

But also MERIFIC and IRENA studies on tidal energy and wave/ sal. grad

Costly and complex steps

Precautionary Principle Detailed effect assessments on not well

explored fields (e.g. sandspray, underwater

noise on certain species Proof of effect magnitude etc Longitudinal costs of monitoring

Favourable time window

Fitness check HD/BD in concluding mode - during Dutch Presidency

EP validated Report on Fitness check on 2 Feb 2016

Commission on the verge of establishing further guidance

Key Jurisprudence coming up following questions of several Member States on Mitigation and compensation, notably Belgium.

Following up on activities European Road Map DG Mare, DG Energy DG Research - 19 February Deadline for comments!

What to do about high costs- delays

Building a European/Internat. Database Sharing effect and monitoring information Verify database and anchor institutionally

with EUC stakeholders

For more info:

Frank.Neumann@imieu.eu0032.2.511.66.02www.imieu.eu