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On satisfactory completion of the testing phase at Billia Croo, it is proposed to install up to 50 such wave devices off the Isle of Lewis. \r\n\r\nAs part of the consenting process mandated by the regulatory authorities, it is necessary for the developer to produce an Environmental Impact Assessment including any specialist technical studies. As a consequence of this requirement, this report, prepared by Kongsberg Maritime Ltd for Aquamarine Power Ltd, provides an assessment of the impact of underwater sound on marine life found in the Lewis Wave Power development area. \r\n\r\nSubsequently acoustic modelling was undertaken using a suite of computer programs to investigate the underwater noise propagating along a set of transects radiating from the Lewis Wave Power Development area. The programs themselves are based on mature and rigorous scientific methodologies that have been reviewed extensively in the international literature over a number of years. 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