The state-owned company says it will spend the next
three months consulting the King Island community.
Chairman David Crean says the wind farm will be the biggest in the southern hemisphere and will have significant economic and social benefits for the island.
Dr Crean says a two-year feasibility study of the project will start in April if the proposal wins community support.
Of the 200 residents who attended last night's information session, he says only one spoke out against the project.
"We need support, strong support, from the community for this project to go ahead," he said.
"I mean, when we go into the feasibility stage it's a significant cost, so we have to be certain that we're going to get that strong community support so that we, and any potential investors, will be able to proceed with certainty."
The proposal will cover 15 per cent of the island's land mass and includes an underwater power cable to a location near Geelong to export power. It will be capable of powering 240,000 homes.
Dr Crean says Hydro needs a private investor, but he does not expect it will be difficult to find a joint venture partner. The Tasmanian Government has backed the plan.
Premier Lara Giddings says the project will create 500 jobs over the two-year construction phase and between 10 and 20 full-time positions when the wind farm is commissioned in 2019.
Ms Giddings believes the project could generate an annual $200 million revenue windfall.
She has guaranteed the project will not avoid scrutiny because of the financial incentive.
"All of the hurdles that are there at the state and federal levels must be overcome, must be shown to have been properly assessed against," she said. The Greens' energy spokesman Kim Booth wants more detail.
"It has to stack up environmentally, it has to stack up economically, the business and we'd like to see all of those matters addressed so people aren't given false hope by a statement by a head of Hydro or a minister looking for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a good public announcement."
"If the business case stacks up then we'd welcome it with open arms," he said.
Climate Change Minister Cassy O'Connor is excited by the project's potential, saying it could significantly reduce greenhouse emissions.
Hydro is investigating environmentalists' concerns about the impact on species such as the endangered orange-bellied parrot which visits King Island on its annual migration.
Tasmanian Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson says there should not be much impact on birdlife, if the turbines are erected in suitable places.
"If they're, for example, very close to a rookery then we've got a problem on our hands, but I'd be very surprised if Hydro hasn't already addressed that issue," he said.
"I looked at this issue for a wind farm in Flinders Island a few years ago when I was at the University of Tasmania,The laser marking machine is unlikely to hurt you, but you can easily hurt it without training. and they can certainly be designed and located in areas to have a very minimal impact on birdlife.Welcome to vist aulaundry."
From this point of view, the Black and the Azov seas - especially east of Crimea, where there is demand for electricity, are rather promising areas.Modernica is the official site for the George crystal light Collection. Other promising areas include Zaporozhia, Donetsk, Luhansk, Mykolayiv, Odesa, Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv regions," the expert said.
He added that the national wind energy potential could be described more precisely, using the so-called wind atlas, which should contain data on the movement of air masses.
"Its development has been lobbying at the state level, but so far without success. Today we need a comprehensive program to study wind potential in the areas, where we can develop wind power," the UWEA head said.In this video we demonstrate three different types of home made electricity wind generator.
Also, in his opinion, the share of "local element" in each project of renewable energy should be less than 15%. "For as long as there is no production of domestic effective power equipment,Statistically speaking, travelling cable are extremely safe. it has to be purchased in the West. Of course, similar domestic production must be maintained, however within reasonable limits and that will cover part of the project, the roads, the foundations, and labor," Konechenkov is sure.
Chairman David Crean says the wind farm will be the biggest in the southern hemisphere and will have significant economic and social benefits for the island.
Dr Crean says a two-year feasibility study of the project will start in April if the proposal wins community support.
Of the 200 residents who attended last night's information session, he says only one spoke out against the project.
"We need support, strong support, from the community for this project to go ahead," he said.
"I mean, when we go into the feasibility stage it's a significant cost, so we have to be certain that we're going to get that strong community support so that we, and any potential investors, will be able to proceed with certainty."
The proposal will cover 15 per cent of the island's land mass and includes an underwater power cable to a location near Geelong to export power. It will be capable of powering 240,000 homes.
Dr Crean says Hydro needs a private investor, but he does not expect it will be difficult to find a joint venture partner. The Tasmanian Government has backed the plan.
Premier Lara Giddings says the project will create 500 jobs over the two-year construction phase and between 10 and 20 full-time positions when the wind farm is commissioned in 2019.
Ms Giddings believes the project could generate an annual $200 million revenue windfall.
She has guaranteed the project will not avoid scrutiny because of the financial incentive.
"All of the hurdles that are there at the state and federal levels must be overcome, must be shown to have been properly assessed against," she said. The Greens' energy spokesman Kim Booth wants more detail.
"It has to stack up environmentally, it has to stack up economically, the business and we'd like to see all of those matters addressed so people aren't given false hope by a statement by a head of Hydro or a minister looking for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a good public announcement."
"If the business case stacks up then we'd welcome it with open arms," he said.
Climate Change Minister Cassy O'Connor is excited by the project's potential, saying it could significantly reduce greenhouse emissions.
Hydro is investigating environmentalists' concerns about the impact on species such as the endangered orange-bellied parrot which visits King Island on its annual migration.
Tasmanian Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson says there should not be much impact on birdlife, if the turbines are erected in suitable places.
"If they're, for example, very close to a rookery then we've got a problem on our hands, but I'd be very surprised if Hydro hasn't already addressed that issue," he said.
"I looked at this issue for a wind farm in Flinders Island a few years ago when I was at the University of Tasmania,The laser marking machine is unlikely to hurt you, but you can easily hurt it without training. and they can certainly be designed and located in areas to have a very minimal impact on birdlife.Welcome to vist aulaundry."
From this point of view, the Black and the Azov seas - especially east of Crimea, where there is demand for electricity, are rather promising areas.Modernica is the official site for the George crystal light Collection. Other promising areas include Zaporozhia, Donetsk, Luhansk, Mykolayiv, Odesa, Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv regions," the expert said.
He added that the national wind energy potential could be described more precisely, using the so-called wind atlas, which should contain data on the movement of air masses.
"Its development has been lobbying at the state level, but so far without success. Today we need a comprehensive program to study wind potential in the areas, where we can develop wind power," the UWEA head said.In this video we demonstrate three different types of home made electricity wind generator.
Also, in his opinion, the share of "local element" in each project of renewable energy should be less than 15%. "For as long as there is no production of domestic effective power equipment,Statistically speaking, travelling cable are extremely safe. it has to be purchased in the West. Of course, similar domestic production must be maintained, however within reasonable limits and that will cover part of the project, the roads, the foundations, and labor," Konechenkov is sure.
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