HND CONSTRUCTION Construction of Environmental Bridge
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LOCATION Strangford Lough a large sea lough in Co Down
Connection from the Ards peninsula to Strangford is the served by a
Ferry crossing. Provision of a bridge has been impracticable due to
construction costs. Creation of a bridge over the Strangford Lough
would be a catalyst for economic regeneration Our remit was to
examine the options of designing a bridge that would benefit the
whole Northern Ireland economy and hence increase the viability of
the proposed bridge.
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Toll Bridge Our proposal was the construction of an
environmental Toll bridge. The bridge will act as a gateway to Ards
peninsula and create an east coast corridor. It will be a great
economic boost for the area, creating construction jobs in the
short term and long term management employment. In many ways the
country is at beginning the second industrial revolution. The first
industrial revolution was driven by the availability of energy.
However the type of energy have to be transformed.
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Tidal Energy Tidal energy is clean renewable green energy and
does not use any fossil fuels. Tidal currents are predictable,
unlike wind, the sustainable energy produced can be planned and
delivered as required. Tidal Energy installations should have tidal
range of more than 7 m. Strangford Lough has a tidal range of 13 m
which makes it extremely suitable for tidal energy production.
Tidal range will generate velocities of 4m/s which provides
excellent power generation
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Toll Bridge with tidal fence Toll bridge into a tidal fence. A
tidal fence is where turbines are stretched across the lough
encased in a caisson and which resemble underwater wind turbines.
Tidal fence have all the electrical equipment kept high above the
water. The pattern of the tides is preserved so that the impact on
species living in the lough is minimal. Buffer zones are
incorporated into the structure for ensure minimum disruption to
the natural environment. Habitat links in the bridge structure to
prevent disturbance the marine environment.
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Toll Bridge with tidal fence We plan to build 40 turbine tidal
fence which will generate 50 MW (million watts) of power. The
scheme will use the the Davis Turbine as the most suitable for this
environment. The proposal will generate energy for 30,000 houses in
Northern Ireland
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Feasibility 3P Procurement arrangement that will be centred on
a private limited company to construct and operate this venture for
75 years. Discounted community holding shares for local community
and local business Local, central and EU governments would be
expected to be major stakeholders. However our research illustrates
that similar projects have attracted international investors. This
is a high return low risk venture that will attract international
investment.
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Conclusion Our recommendation is that there is a viable option
of creating a toll bridge incorporating a tidal fence in Strangford
Lough. The energy produced by this venture will have a dramatic
impact on the regional economy There is a tide in the affairs of
men, which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all
the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On
such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current
when it serves, or lose our ventures William Shakespeare