PRE INVESTIGATION CONCEPT INFORMATION - Organic Power

ORGANIC POWER LIMITEDFBD House, Mardyke Street, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, IrelandTelephone/Fax: 003532851951; email :info@organicpower.ieCompany Registration No. 406133 ;VAT No.:IE6426133VOrganic Power Ltd. designs its seawater PHES schemeswith controlled sealing layers - using asphaltic linersand/or rubber sheeting (geomembranes). For examplesand references of rubber sealings in hydro constructionsplease check www.carpitech.com. (Axel)4) Why lease full folio numbers rather than strips ofland for the roadway, shaft and reservoir?The land leased for a project such as this is usually sharedbetween several landowners, in greatly differingproportions. In order to attain a level of equality betweenlease earnings, the process adopted is to lease more landfrom the smaller landholdings required. In addition,leasing more land, particularly for roads and penstockroutes ensure flexibility during design phase pendingresults of baseline surveying. (Maurice)5) Why have the Japanese not built any sea waterpumped hydro stations as this one is supposed to bean experimental plant built 18 years ago.Since Japan is surrounded by sea and they have rockycoast lines, Japan is a natural place for building PHESs.As a consequence they proved the feasibility of seawaterPHES in Japan. The plant was completed in 1999 andunderwent a five year test operation. So the plant workscommercially only since 2004. If one knows the Japaneseenergy market, Japan does not need further PHESs. Butshould need arise, they have the technique readilyavailable. Seawater PHES plants are currently underevaluation in Indonesia, Cyprus, the UAE, and the UnitedStates. (Axel)ORGANIC POWER LIMITEDFBD House, Mardyke Street, Skibbereen, Co. Cork, IrelandTelephone/Fax: 003532851951; email: info@organicpower.ieCompany Registration No. 406133 ;VAT No.:IE6426133V6) Will the water coming from the bore hole inNewtown become salinated due to leaks in thereservoir?Since there is no leakage into the underground (seeparagraph above) there will be no salination either. (Axel)7) As the limestone is so full of aquifers and holes willit allow salt water all the way back under the land andbring loads of sea water into the valley andcontaminate the ground water there when the shaftand tunnel are made?Similar to the reservoir sealing the shafts and the tunnelsof the scheme will have controlled sealing layers andtherefore there will be no leakage and hencecontamination into the underground. (Axel)8) How will the power be transmitted – over head orundersea?As Bord Pleanala are currently examining this with apublic forum and there are many conflicting theories,rather than re-hash them here we would rather await theresult of the enquiry as it will have an effect on futureconnection to the grid and expansion of same. (Jimmy)Directors: Maurice McCarthy, Brian Walsh, James Nolan, Leo O’DriscollDirectors: Maurice McCarthy, Brian Walsh, James Nolan, Leo O’Driscoll42