2008-2010, Halcrow, Wave Hub (Hayle), Wave Monitoring Project

The Halcrow Group has been appointed by the South of England Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) acting on behalf of RWE Npower Renewables Limited, to undertake a metocean field campaign in support of the proposed Wave Hub development. This report serves to summarise field activities and data acquired to date. A Nortek Acoustic Waves and Current (AWAC) instrument was deployed in the study area to record directional wave and current information. The instrument was placed at a depth of approx 60m off the Cornish coastline (Hayle), UK. The aim is to collect 18 months of data, which will require a service visit approximately every 3 months.