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Protocol to develop an environmental impact study of wave energy converters Juan Bald1*, Andrea del Campo1, Javier Franco1, Manuel González1, Pedro Liria1, I?igo Muxika1, Anna Rubio1, Oihana Solaun1, Ainhize Uriarte1, María Comesa?a2, Antón Cacabelos2, Rosa Fernández2, Gonzalo Méndez3, Darío Prada4 and Laura Zubiate5 1AZTI-Tecnalia/Marine Research Division. Herrera kaia portualdea z/g. 20110 Pasaia (Gipuzkoa), Spain. 2Centro Tecnológico del Mar (CETMAR). C/ Eduardo Cabello s/nE-36208 Bouzas-Vigo. 3Facultad de Ciencias del Mar. Edificio de Ciencias Esperimentales. Campus As Lagoas. Marcosende 36310 Vigo. Espa?a. 4Instituto Universitario de Medio Ambiente. Universidad de A Coru?a. Pazo de Lóngora 15179 Liáns-Oleiros-A Coru?a. 5Robotiker-Tecnalia. Parque Tecnológico, Edificio 202. E-48170 Zamudio (Bizkaia), Spain. *Corresponding author: jbald@azti.es Spain has been experiencing for fifteen years a relevant growth in energy consumption and energetic requirements. Both the European Union and Spain are interested in the development of renewable energy sources, initially stated in the drafting of a White Paper for a Community Strategy and Action Plan on Renewable Energy 1997 written by the European Commission in 1997 within the framework of the Community Energy Policy. Spain adopted this Plan by means of the Law on the Electricity Sector, 54/1997, 27th November, followed by the Spanish Renewable Energy Plan (REP) 2005-2010, which constitutes a revision of the Ministry of Public Works Plan on Spanish Renewable Energy 2000-2010, approved by Council of Ministers on 30th December of 1999, in force up to that moment. Thus, REP 2005-2010, aimed at an ambitious general objective, consisting on reaching a minimum of 12% of the total consumption from renewable energy sources by 2010. However, wave energy harnessing devices are not found amongst development areas identified by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, as this technology is still in an early development