A consortium led by Parsons Brinckerhoff was appointed earlier this month by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) to manage the strategic environmental assessment and related engineering elements for the Severn Tidal Power Feasibility Study.

The call for evidence covers two separate but related elements:

*Call for Proposals is an invitation to submit proposals for new and / or updated tidal range power proposals in the Severn Estuary.  The Call for Proposals extends from 12th May to 13th June 2008.
*Call for Information on the environmental and other impacts for tidal range power generation in the Severn Estuary.  This invites interested parties to submit information, which either exists or is under development, which could potentially contribute to the evidence base for the initial appraisal of schemes and the SEA. The Call for Information extends from 12th May to 11th July 2008.

Details of both calls, their requirements and submission details can be obtained from the following web address http://www.pbworld.co.uk/index.php?doc=627