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Mike (Tiderunner) was able to go along to the presentation in Christchurch, where he was able to obtain the flyer, below:

 

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At the March Club meeting, there was a short discussion regarding the size and location of the proposed site, whether it was one out our preferred spots, whether it was definitely happening, and what level of 'exclusion' might be involved.

Mike said that he got the impression that there was perhaps a shortage of local knowledge within the project, and that maybe there is an opportunity for the club to get some more information from Eneco. With the Committee's agreement, I'll contact Eneco and see what they say...

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We are in our electricity prices

 

It's got to be better than a nucular power station being built

 

Dave

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A large proportion of 'our' electricity, is supplied by French electricity generating companies, and a high percentage of their generating capacity is from nuclear power stations, and many of them are on the French coast (i.e. Flamanville, Paluel, Penly, Gravelines). We are closer to most of the French nuclear power stations than we are to the UK ones!

 

As a great innovator, the UK was at one point at the forefront of Wind Turbine design and manufacture, but as usual, other countries now seem to be able to build them bigger, better, quicker and cheaper.

We simply don't have the foundries that can turn out these bits of metal big enough. The Victorian engineers will be spinning (at carefully calcutated and regulated revolutions per minute) in their graves...

 

Until we crack how to produce limitless, free electricity from sea water (conspiracy theorists would say that we probably already know how to but the technology is supressed by the power companies) then we will have to put up with wave hubs, tidal power and wind farms, beacuse no-one wants nuclear or coal fired power stations on land, and wind farms of the scale required to generate enough power on a large scale take up too much space.

 

Or we can give up our lightbulbs, TV's, games consoles, computers, Sky boxes, fridges, ovens, iPods, mobile phones, power tools... people don't seem to keen on that either!

 

A few hundred years ago there were probably similar protests about the monstrous new fangled technology harnessing the wind to process grain and hops!

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Nice one Charlie. its good to have the information out there.

 

It seems Eneco are in consultation with the commercial fishermen/potters, the RYA, divers and even French pair trawlers that fish the Southern end of the box ! but no recognition or understanding of the impact [good or bad] on recreational boat anglers so this may be an oppurtunity to for both parties to gather information.

 

Mike

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Will be interesting to know if they have considered the long term effects on things local and not so local... this will be a "massive" structure and in time MAY affect..

 

Noise levels at sea and on shore, long shore drift and local coast ecology, fish migration, shipping emergencies, ferry routes, flight paths, visual impact ... There must be visual and audible requirements for extreme weather that may be intrusive too !!

 

We have some biggish tides in the channel and I think that the proximity of columns may have a "Ferrybridge Cooling Tower" effect in certain conditions which may effect the tidal flows upstream and downstream ....

 

If this has been planned with the correct research and modelling used during design then all this may have been minimised to acceptable levels .. but what is "acceptable"?

 

There may be some great positives too ... fish havens, weather "breaks", cheaper electricity and some local industrial and commercial gain..

 

Interesting world ain't it ??

 

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cheaper electricity?

 

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what I find amazing is that this project is planned to be between 50 and 70 times larger than anything that this company has got up and running before........bluntly it's huge

 

funding is open ended because of the political benefits of the theoretical CO2 savings in the wider EU and international negotiations; particularily scary because it means that other savings are less likely because of the theoretical benefits of this project - the equation therefore becomes where are the theoretical maimum CO2 savings for the minimum investment available ie short term economics sad.gif

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Number in here Charlie c:

 

http://files.opendebate.co.uk/files/eneco/...0Dec%202010.pdf

 

Though in some weird format!

Thanks Rob

Has anyone any idea how to convert these to Lat Long that we use??

 

Easting [uTM30n_WGS84] ............. Northing [uTM30n_WGS84]

588,133 ................... .......................... 5,604,908

593,533 ............................................. 5,600,589

594,402 ............................................. 5,585,583

582,529 ............................................. 5,583,019

580,881 ............................................. 5,593,874

581,631 ............................................. 5,594,138

585,961 ............................................. 5,598,707

 

 

I have looked for and found a spreadsheet converter but its all a bit confusing.

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The residents association here have just realised that the cables are probably coming ashore at Chewton Bunny and then will need to be run from there to the distribution point somewhere near 3 Legged cross.

I was thinking "bunch of Nimbies" reading the objections but then realised the route runs right past my house ..... smile.gif

 

Joking aside, I would like to think it would involve running some underground cables through a trench which would then be "hidden"

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Couple of years in the cutting and filling with all the necessary cable connections, maintenance stations and terminals .... EASY PEASY !!! minimal disruption and public pain !

 

ROB . any chance of a complete grid conversion, now that you've got the hang of it ??

 

Pretty please !! wink.gif

 

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Dear Sir/Madam,

 

 

 

We are writing to inform you that the information boards from the public exhibitions held across Dorset, Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight from 21st February to 3rd March are now available to view online. Please see link:

http://www.navitusbaywindpark.co.uk/news-d...aspx?newsID=478

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On the webpage link above you will also have an opportunity to complete an online survey about the proposed Navitus Bay Wind Park and the potential offshore impacts of the development. The deadline for completing this survey is 17th April 2012 after which we will be assessing all feedback from members of the public for this initial stage of public consultation.

 

 

 

We have also made the second Navitus Bay newsletter available to view online as well. This provides the latest news and information about the Project, along with a consultation programme for the proposed development. Please see link: http://www.navitusbaywindpark.co.uk/news-d...aspx?newsID=480

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If would like more information about the public exhibitions, consultation programme with the public or wider Project, then you can contact us at either of the addresses below.

 

 

 

By post to: Round 3 development, Eneco Wind UK Ltd, 3 Athena Court, Athena Drive, Tachbrook Park, Warwick CV34 6RT.

 

Or by email to: info@enecowindoffshore.co.uk

 

 

 

Kind regards,

 

 

 

Helen Cassini

 

Consents Manager

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