JŪROS VĖJO ENERGETIKOS SOCIALINIO SUDERINAMUMO ĮRANKIS
OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY SOCIAL COMPATIBILITY TOOL

Summary/Abstract: In the article the problem of offshore wind energy social compatibility is analysing trough comparative expert poll in 2008 and 2013 years as part of South Baltic programme project SB-OFF.E.R. tasks. This gave possibility to define OWE innovation trends and work out special OWE social compatibility tool, which could be used in other coastal areas and OWE projects. The correlation between overall development level and acceptance of offshore wind energy countries was defined. During 5 years many attitudes of coastal living people were changed from negative to positive. This could be explained as result of increasing of knowledge related to positive and negative sides not only OWE, but all maritime activities. Recommendations on use of worked out tool and conclusions of the research gives significant knowledge for sustainable introduction of OWE in different coastal areas.

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