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Peter Clibbon NEG Micon turbine
manufacturers GREP (Global Renewable Energy
Partners)
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NEG Micon EPC experience on 4 offshore
sites Turbine trialing
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Kentish Flats

• 30 turbines, each 3 MegaWatt capacity
• Investment of ca. 100 million
• Supply half local electricity demand
• Reduce pollution by 1/8th power station
• Build in 2003-4 if consents obtained

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Programme

• Autumn 2001 to Summer 2002
• EIA, Public consultation, Engineering studies
• Summer 2002 to Spring 2003
• Consenting, Engineering design
• Tendering, ordering components.
• Winter 2003 to Summer 2004
• Build Turbines,
• Route and bury sea/land cables
• Build new electrical infrastructure.

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Thames Estuary
LONDON
10 km to East Pier (Bretts) 6.6 miles
WINDFARM
Sheppey
Margate
WHITSTABLE
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Thames Estuary
LONDON
60 km to the edge of LONDON
WINDFARM
Sheppey
Margate
WHITSTABLE
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Thames Estuary
LONDON
Shipping Lanes
Margate
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Thames Estuary
LONDON
Shipping Lanes
Protect Areas
Margate
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Thames Estuary
LONDON
Shipping Lanes
Protect Areas
Margate
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Thames Estuary
LONDON
Shipping Lanes
Protect Areas
Margate
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Why consult widely?

• Hunger for information from public
• Ease a political decision in our favour
• Consult stat-bods to hone EIA to main issues,
  and to focus consultants SoW
• Talk to everybody to make sure there are no
  show-stoppers

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Why is offshore different?

• farther away from peoples homes
• noise
• offshore is public space with history of
  resource exploitation

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Leaflet drop

• 34,000 distributed
• 700 forms returned
• 86 in favour
• Main concerns
• - visibility, noise,
• - disturbance
• 150 further interest

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Open Public Meetings
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Special Interest Meetings

• 150 people sent reply slips wishing to
  participate in future meetings
• Informal, issue-specific meetings according to
  greatest concerns
• Noise, construction disturbance, economics
• Visibility, operational issues

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Pro-active media strategy
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www.kentishflats.co.uk
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SOS Whitstable

• Main concerns
• Visibility
• Noise
• thin edge of the wedge

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Specific issue consultation

• Fishermen
• Port Authorities (POLA, Medway)
• Radar
• Birds (stat and non-statutory bodies)

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Lessons learned

• Get allies working for you e.g. FOE
• Pro-active media campaign
• Radiate transparency
• Make yourself available

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Last thoughts

• Always play your best cards
• Government policy is in your favour
• Alternatives nuclear, more coal, gas
• Protection of the environment