Elsam Engineering A/S EWEC 2006 How to change local opposition to wind farms Jette I. Kjær M. Sc. Project Engineer

Side 2 Status of the development in Denmark and Sweden DenmarkSweden Wind industry start s Total MW wind capacity approx 3500 MW492 MW MW offshore windapprox 375 MW23 MW

Side 3 Horns Rev and Nysted Offshore Wind Farms Horns Rev Turbines: 80 Vestas V80, 2 MW Height to tip: 110 m Distance to coast: 14 km Nysted Turbines: 72 Bonus, 2.3 MW Height to tip: 110 m Distance to coast: 10 km

Side 4 Karta över Lillgrund Vindkraftpark 9 km 10 km 14 km 7 km Flintrännan Köpenhamn Saltholm Malmö Lernacken Bunkeflostrand Höllviken Skanör Öresundsbron Dragör Klagshamn Pepparholm Lillgrund Offshore Wind Farm

Side 5 Lillgrund – technical data 48 Siemens, 2.3 MW Height to tip: 115 m Rotor diameter: m

Side 6 Sociological study Horns RevNysted ConcernsTourism Fishery industry Visual effects Environment (birds, flora and fauna) Effects after construction No effect on tourism Limited effects on fishery Visual effects (light) Limited effects on the environment Attitude after construction Acceptance/positiveLess acceptance (light)

Side 7 Social costs - study Aim Investigations of attitudes towards wind energy: Onshore and offshore National and at local level (Horns Rev and Nysted Method Questionnaires 700 nationwide 350 in the Horns Rev area 350 in the Nysted area

Side 8 Social costs – acceptance in Denmark Horns RevNystedDK General acceptance of onshore wind turbines Yes Acceptance of new onshore wind turbines No Acceptance of new offshore wind turbines YesPartly yesYes

Side 9 Willingness to pay

Side 10 Sociological study Horns RevNysted Lillgrund Concerns Tourism Fishery industry Visual effects Environment (birds, flora and fauna) Environment Noise Economy Effects after construction No effect on tourism Limited effects on fishery Visual effects (light) Limited effects on the environment ? Attitude after construction Acceptance/positiveLess acceptance (light) ?

Side 11 Conclusions Technology Focus on offshore wind farms Distance > 10 km from the coastline (NB! MW turbines) Lights are of high importance if the wind turbines are < 12 km from the coastline Information Information through process – from planning to operation Use questionnaires to reach the level of local knowledge on wind turbines Environmental arguments facilitates acceptance of wind turbines Information about results of effects

Side 12 Invitation The Danish Environmental Group is pleased to invite you to our conference presenting the Final Results of the Danish Environmental Monitoring Programme for the offshore wind farms at Horns Rev and Nysted. We will provide you with an excellent overview of the monitoring programme carried out during the period 1999 to The purpose of the conference is to give you an extensive overview of the general results of the environmental monitoring programme as well as specific knowledge of the results at a local level. We hope that you – as an ecologist, developer, stakeholder or authority – will be able to use these results and conclusions extensively when working with offshore wind farms. Sincerely, The Danish Environmental Group Thank you for listening