Adaptation and Resilience of Coastal Energy Supply (ARCoES)
Environment & Climate Change
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CASE STUDY
Background
It is essential that we understand more about the
environmental problems faced by coastal power
stations from climate change, the rise in sea-level,
storms and coastal erosion.
The project
ARCoES focuses on research into coastal change
that can be applied to enhance the resilience of
coastal power stations to flooding, shoreline retreat
and changes in patterns of sedimentation. The project
brings together a wide range of partners including other
universities, utility companies such as EDF Energy and
the National Grid, the Environment Agency, the Nuclear
Decommissioning Agency and the engineering
consultancy Royal Haskoning.
The research applies numerical models of coastal
processes to predict changes in shoreline position and
flood risk according to different climate change
scenarios. An integrated model will address the
key questions of energy sector stakeholders for the
North West region and answer some of the concerns
of the nuclear energy sector.
Outcomes
•
Forecasts of coastal change and flood scenarios
through to 2500
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Decision-support tools for experts and non-experts
to assess the consequences of different climate
and coastal scenarios
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Decommissioning and nuclear plant siting
strategies and approaches based on scientifically
robust evidence
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Future coastal power generating infrastructure will
be more resistant to effects of climate change.
Partner
University of Liverpool, EDF Energy, National Oceanography Centre, National Nuclear
Laboratory, National Grid, Royal Haskoning, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority,
the Environment Agency, the British Energy and Climate Change working group, and the
universities of Stirling, Loughborough, Plymouth, Southampton, Salford and St. Andrews
Activity type
Collaborative research, events, conferences, seminars and exhibitions
Academic lead(s)
Dr Andy Plater, Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Environmental Sciences, Oceans
and Ecosystems; Professor Joseph Spencer, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Electrical
Engineering and Electronics; Dr Melinda Acutt, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,
University of Liverpool Management School, Economics, Finance and Accounting
Funded by
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
