Aqua-RET

Co-ordinator: AquaTT UETP Limited, Ireland
Start: 2006 End: 2008
Duration: 24 months
Funding: EU Funded Leonardo Da Vinci Project

For more information on this initiative:

Visit www.aquaret.com

or contact:

John Coleman, La Tene Maps, Station House, Shankill, Co.Dublin, Ireland

Tel: +353 1 2847914 Fax: +353 1 2826311 Email: johncoleman@latene.com Website: www.latene.com

David Murphy, Manager, AquaTT, P.O. Box 8989, Dublin 2, Ireland

Tel: +353 1 644 9008 Fax: +353 1 644 9009 Email: david@aquatt.ie Website: www.aquatt.ie

Expected Outcomes:

Aqua-RET (Aquatic Renewable Energy Tecnologies) provides an e-learning tool available online and on CD-ROM, and is supported by an educational poster series. The objective of the e-learning tool is to show the user, in straightforward steps, how aquatic renewable energy technologies work, how they benefit the economy, where and how they fit into the landscape and the important environmental considerations to take into account when planning and selecting sites for generating power.

Planners and energy providers can use the modules to develop their own professional competencies whilst also using the resources to inform, educate and stimulate the discussion and decision-making process between the different involved stakeholders; government officials, regulators, conservation and heritage advisors, land and seabed owners and professionals providing advice and services.

The partnership includes 8 partners from 6 countries (IE, CY, EL, PT, RO, UK):

Partners:

AquaTT UETP Limited, Ireland
Cyprus Institute of Energy, Cyprus
Centre for Renewable Energy Sources (CRES), Greece
La Tene Maps, Ireland
Wave Energy Centre, Portugal
University Politehnica of Bucharest, Hydraulic and Hydraulic Machinery Department, Romania
Aquatera LTD, Orkney, UK
Scottish Renewables Forum LTD, Scotland, UK