Wave Energy: Going down the Tube?

While there have been numerous pilot projects with different wave energy devices, the commercial application of wave energy will see the technology installed in more diverse locations. Their deployment has the potential to conflict with other, perhaps already established, use of both the space in which wave energy devices are likely to be best situated and the surrounding areas which might also be impacted by wave energy exploitation. This paper details conflict that has already arisen with regard to the proposed deployment of a 20MW wave energy farm off the north coast of Cornwall, England.