For years we and other similar-minded campaigners have been pointing out that renewable energy projects don't just deliver environmental benefits, they also offer skilled and well paid jobs, and can boost a region’s prosperity - especially so, if there is local shareholding. We hope to see much sustainable business “pump-primed” by this Pembroke Dock venture: the possibilities are enormous, as borne out by recent news from the East Coast.
- Montrose Port confirmed as operations base for Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, Seagreen;
- The Port of Tyne confirmed as operations base for the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank.
The ultimate capacity of Seagreen is 1.08 Gigawatts, total investment £3 billion (Source: Jim Smith MD of SSE Renewables quoted by energyvoice.com); the projected capacity of the whole Dogger Bank project is 4.8 Gigawatts, total investment £9 billion (nsenergybusiness.com). Meanwhile, the estimated potential for floating offshore wind generation in the Celtic Sea is over 100 Gigawatts (ORE Catapult): quite some prospect!
ELEANOR CLEGG,
Pembrokeshire Friends of the Earth,
Llangolman
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