Transcript The Changing Legislative Framework Linda Rosborough

Marine Renewables and integrated planning
Mike Neilson
Director, Marine Scotland
Scottish Government
Working towards integrated planning
• Approach to integrated marine planning
• Challenge posed by renewables
• How we are tackling it
Competing uses
Nature
conservation
•Marine
Protected Areas
•Protection for
seals and
managed control
•Ecosystem
management
INTEGRATED
MANAGEMENT
• Marine Plan led
•Engaging all
stakeholders
•Streamlined
licensing
•Marine Scotland
new integrated
department
EU framework: MSFD, CFP Habitats
Marine Policy Statement
Scottish national marine plan
Regional marine plan
Authorisation/enforcement/decisions
COMMUNITIES; MARINE PLANNING
PARTNERSHIPS
Island communities
Scotland’s Renewable Marine
Resource
10% Europe’s wave
stream potential
(7.5GW)
25% Europe’s tidal potential
(14GW)
25% Europe’s offshore wind
potential (25GW)
Marine renewable
energy
•Competition with
ferry routes and
shipping
•Environmental
implications
•Fishing concerns
•Synergy with
aquaculture?
Using the tools
• Marine planning
• Environmental assessment
• Streamlined licensing
• Risk-based approaches
10 Offshore Wind Sites in Scottish Waters
Potential Marine
Renewable Areas
(Developer Survey)
Marine Planning - Seabed Survey (Pentland Firth)
Streamlined
licensing
•Navigation
•Deposit in sea
•Development
consent
•Electricity
generation
Marine Renewable Devices
Wave
Tidal Stream
Wind
Key Issues
 Device type can lead to different monitoring approaches.
 Location and Scale of Development can warrant different approaches.
 Sensitivity of the environment a main issue.
Development
Type
Location & Scale of
Development
© BWEA
Environmental
Sensitivity
Conclusions
• Challenge posed by renewables is pushing us to tackle
the difficult issues
• Having a plan is better than not having a plan!
• Talk early and talk lots
• Don’t let complexity prevent progress
• Learn to take decisions with imperfect information – risk
management
• Integration needed at all levels- from EU Commission
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