I want to get some opinion from the communities bordering the Moray Firth, about the offshore windfarm due to start construction in 2014. I met Craig Milroy from Moray Offshore Renewables (MOR), the company developing the project, while I was at the Offshore Wind Conference and Exhibition in Aberdeen at the start of February 2011.
He was very enthusiastic about the project, the technology and the benefits it will bring. He's even been touring the coastal areas and meeting communities. I filmed our interview and posted the video on You Tube, and you can see it here:
So, how do you decide? Is it good or bad? Do you prioritise the environment or the economy? If you favour one, does the other have to suffer? How will your life change?
I would like to hear what people have to say.
You can find out about my project Renewable Future on Facebook, Twitter and at the You Tube site.
I look forward to hearing what people have to say.
Sam
Sam Thom Online Content Producer Rufus Runs Fast Aberdeen
The main difference is that for onshore wind farms the developer normally gives a community benefit - this developer ( or actually two developers) are not planning paying anything to any community. They argue that the farm is offshore so anyone along the coastline could claim that they are affected and the developer say that they could not therefore define a community to give benefit to. Their answer then is to give nothing to anyone !!