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Kvalsund EIA

Kvalsund EIA
A third party was engaged to undertake the EIA in Kvalsund already in 2001. The chosen contractor has done several studies in the area earlier and has good knowledge of the location. The first study of the site was undertaken in 2001, before the prototype was installed at the site. The Company engaged the contractor to evaluate the site a second time when the HS300 turbine was retrieved for verification, and again when it was redeployed at the site.

The EIA covered the potential impact the tidal turbine had on the outdoor life, business activities, marine life and seabirds, where it among other tests has been done a noise measurement. The EIA concluded that the HS300 turbine has no or insignificant impact on the studied areas.