South Gippsland residents have welcomed a new zone earmarked for offshore wind energy production in the Bass Strait, which now excludes waters west of Wilsons Promontory.
The team behind an offshore wind project in Gippsland waters hope to generate electricity by 2029.abc.net.au/news/offshore-wind-zone-declaration-south-gippsland-energy/101788548South Gippsland residents have welcomed a new zone earmarked for offshore wind in the Bass Strait, which now excludes waters west of Wilsons Promontory.
"The area did not receive the same level of community support as the proposal east and there's also environmental concerns with the famous orange-bellied parrot which need to be worked through."But Mr Bowen did not rule out the potential for South Gippsland to be reinstated in the plan. Waratah Bay resident Robert Boelen co-founded community organisation Responsible Renewables with to push against wind turbines in waters near South Gippsland.
"It doesn't include Corner Inlet or Snake Island and any of those, it's still far enough away to be virtually non-intrusive as far as the Prom is concerned."Star of the South chief executive Charles Rattray, whose company is behind Australia's first and most advanced offshore wind project, said the announcement allowed more certainty.
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