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Environmental impact assessment statement critical, Ref No: 1338

Contents

Introduction to the Company and the Project 3

Advantages and Disadvantages of Wind Energy Projects. 3

Strengths and Shortcomings of Environmental Statement of Swinford Energy Project 4

The appropriateness of methods and techniques used to gather, analyze and present environmental information  5

The quality of data and information presented together with treatment of uncertainties. 5

The appropriateness and clarity of criteria used to make judgments about environmental impact 6

The range and characteristics of environmental impacts addressed including the treatment of indirect and cumulative impacts. 7

The incorporation of stakeholder views and perceptions in the assessment 8

The presentation of environmental information. 9

The extent to which wider sustainability issues are addressed in the Environmental Statement 9

Summarized Strengths and Weaknesses. 10

Strengths. 10

Weaknesses. 11

Measures for the environmental assessment and management of the project 11

Conclusion. 13

References. 14

Introduction to the Company and the Project

Environmental impact assessment statement critical, The report is based on the analysis of the environmental statement of a new project initiated by Noun Renewables which is now known as Vattenfall UK Ltd. The project under consideration is known as the Swinford wind energy project. There are many benefits and threats arising from wind energy projects that are been introduced at a greater rate than ever.

Environmental impact assessment statement critical

According to Nuon UK (2016), Nuon Renewables UK Ltd currently known as Vattenfall renewables comes under the head of company Vattenfall and is involved in the production of renewable energy mainly by the course of wind farms in the UK. The Company has established many projects in the past that are named as Airfield farm, Harrington, Hirddywel and few others. The Nuon UK Ltd was acquired by Vattenfall group in 2009 when the Dutch energy was sold to Swedish Energy. Recently, the company has introduced a new project known as Swinford Wind Energy project which is still underway.

According to Williamson (2012), the Swinford Wind Energy project will add 22 MW electricity to the economy which is highly significant keeping the rising need for energy in mind. However, Environmental impact assessment statement critical the Swinford Energy Project has some environmental implications Environmental impact assessment statement criticalwhich need to be analyzed and a backup plan needs to be created to save public from environmental threats. The location of Swinford project was selected after consideration of many sites based on both economic and environmental grounds. One of the reasons behind the selection of the site was that the site has very abundance wind resource.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Wind Energy Projects

In accordance with Esteban, Diez, López and Negro (2011), there are numerous benefits associated with Wind Energy projects. On the contrast, there are disadvantages of these projects as well including both internal and external disadvantages.

The first advantage of the wind energy projects relates to the environmental benefits as it is a clean fuel source. Wind energy does not pollute the environment as much as plants because plants use oil as a key input and oil is the factor which leads to pollution in the environment. Environmental impact assessment statement critical The second advantage relates to the economic benefits; it is well known that the UK is a net importer of oil which makes the electricity through plants expensive.

There is a huge potential to reduce the cost by employing the higher usage of wind energy because wind is a domestic source of energy. It must also be noted that this factor also reduces the foreign exchange exposure of the UK (Couture and Gagnon, 2010). Thirdly, in the view of Esteban, Diez, López and Negro (2011), Environmental impact assessment statement critical it is generally agreed that the wind is one of the stable and permanent aspects which will remain in the world given that the air is generated from the rays of the sun. Therefore, it can be stated that the wind energy is immortal and it will remain…