Comments on: Offshore wind projects breathe life into struggling UK ports https://energytransition.org/2018/03/offshore-wind-projects-breathe-life-into-struggling-uk-ports/ The Global Energiewende Tue, 17 Apr 2018 11:18:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 By: Mike Parr https://energytransition.org/2018/03/offshore-wind-projects-breathe-life-into-struggling-uk-ports/#comment-6526 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 07:19:06 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=16914#comment-6526 In reply to James Wimberley.

One of the ideas being floated (erm sorry!) is turning the areas around the piles into “safe places” for amongst others things crustaceans – there is also talk of mussel & oyster farms. It will be interesting to see if this happens. One thing for sure – no more trawling near the array cables.

By the way James – in the event that you read this – I’d like to make contacrt – I know that you are based in Valencia – like to talek about residential PV + A/C (look up Ice bear and Ice Cub). You can find my details on pwr.co.uk. (PS: hope this is OK Craig).

]]> By: James Wimberley https://energytransition.org/2018/03/offshore-wind-projects-breathe-life-into-struggling-uk-ports/#comment-6471 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 23:10:12 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=16914#comment-6471 Do the Grimsby fishermen object to the wind farms reducing fishing areas? From an armchair, increasing the non-fished area should be good for fish stocks in the medium term, as large areas of seabed will now lie undisturbed and become de facto marine conservation zones. But fishermen are wary of armchair exerts, and have a long tradition of clinging to unsustainable fishing practices.

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