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Example from UK: SEA of Offshore Wind and Marine Renewable Energy in Northern Ireland

Example from UK: SEA of Offshore Wind and Marine Renewable Energy in Northern Ireland. 2 nd workshop for SEA practitioners Zagreb, June 20 , 2013. Background info.

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Example from UK: SEA of Offshore Wind and Marine Renewable Energy in Northern Ireland

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  1. Example from UK:SEA of Offshore Wind and Marine Renewable Energy inNorthern Ireland 2nd workshop for SEA practitioners Zagreb, June 20, 2013

  2. Background info • SEA focused on potential effects of development of offshore wind and marine renewable energy (wave and tidal devices) on the coastline of Northern Ireland and territorial marine environment. • Results of the SEA were used by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI) for development and implementation of the offshore wind and marine renewable energy Strategic Action Plan (SAP) • Scoping report prepared in 2009 by Faber Maunsell Limited

  3. SEA main topics • Derived from the SEA Directive and refined to make it relevant to the marine and coastal environment of Northern Ireland • The topics have been identified • through the authors’ knowledge of the SEA process • the requirements of the SEA Directive, • requirements of DETI and • an understanding of the potential environmental effects that offshore wind and marine renewable energy developments could have on the environment

  4. SEA focus • SEA does not include a socio-economic assessment of the effects of the SAP on these activities/uses • SEA focuses purely on assessing the potential effects of offshore wind and marine renewable energy developments on these activities in terms of the potential for their disturbance or displacement

  5. Topics scoped out • Based on an initial review it has been determined that factors associated with Air Quality will not be included in the main assessment • The development of marine renewable technologies and offshore wind does not generate any atmospheric emissions. • It is recognised that there could be localised impacts on air quality generated during construction (atmospheric emissions from construction vessels) and possible re-routing of vessels could lead to an increase in localised emissions from those vessels. • However, it is not anticipated that these potential effects will be of major significance at a strategic level.

  6. Study area • SEA covered the full extent of Northern Ireland territorial waters from the Mean High Water Mark seaward to the 12nm limit • SEA initially focused on all NI territorial waters and the study area was then refined to focus on key locations identified as potential hotspots for the development of offshore wind and marine renewable energy

  7. Scoping procedure • Scoping workshop was organized inviting • statutory consultee (Department of the Environment) • other key stakeholders ……to discuss the content of the Scoping Report and the proposed scope of the environmental assessment including the assessment method. • The responses from the workshop were integrated into the Environmental Report

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