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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 165 asked in the Legislative Council on 27 March 2018 by Hon Peter Collier

Parliament: 40 Session: 1


ALBANY WAVE ENERGY PROJECT — COMMON-USER INFRASTRUCTURE
      165. Hon PETER COLLIER to the Minister for Regional Development:
I refer to the Albany wave farm.
(1) What is the common-user infrastructure and where will that infrastructure be located?
(2) Who will own the common-user infrastructure?
      (3) Will any of the common-user infrastructure be located within Carnegie Clean Energy's existing licence area?
(4) If yes to (3), how will other companies get access to that infrastructure?
Hon ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for the question.
      (1) The common-user infrastructure comprises: an electrical cable from a point on the seabed, in close proximity to the installation of the wave energy converter, to a connection point in close proximity to the Albany wind farm; subsea electrical connection points; and a dedicated grid connection point to the Western Power network, including any associated monitoring and protection systems.
(2) The state will own the common-user infrastructure.
(3) Yes, the subsea connection points will be located within Carnegie Clean Energy's licence area.
      (4) Carnegie will transfer all the relevant licences and permits for the common-user infrastructure to the state following the technology development project's 12-month operational period. Other proponents will then have the opportunity to test their wave energy converters. This is similar to the test bed facilities of Wales and Scotland and, indeed, is the only one existing in the southern hemisphere.