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The Commission
was established by the Renewable Energy (Alderney) Law 2007 and its
related Ordinances. These set out the statutory role and responsibilities of the Commission
and the requirements that the Commission must ensure are fulfilled in order to comply with
the Law and its subsequent amendment in 2011.
In order to operate effectively in carrying out this role the Commission shall
• operate in an impartial efficient and professional regime to regulate renewable energy
production,
• ensure that at all times it operates in accordance with current best practice,
• brief the current Alderney Government in order that informed decisions may be made in
developing any renewable energy resources on Alderney and in its territorial waters,
• support wherever possible the development of domestic renewable initiatives on
Alderney, even if they are not required to be regulated by the Commission,
• work with the other Channel Islands, France and the UK to develop the renewable energy
resources.
The Commission
is responsible for licensing and regulating the operation, deployment,
use or management of all forms of renewable energy in the island of Alderney and its
territorial waters.
Alderney is surrounded by some of the potentially most productive tides in Europe.
The Alderney Race lies to the south and east of the island and the Swinge to the north.
The island owns the seabed out to three nautical miles from its baselines, covering over
90 nm² of accessible
tidal flow. Independent
estimates of the
energy that could be
harvested from tidal
flows within the three
nautical mile limit using
current technology
range from 1GW to
3GW. For licensing and
development of the
resource, Alderney’s
waters are divided into
blocks 1nm².
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