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\"Guidance<\/p>\n

Renewable energy development in the sea needs to be sustainable and undertaken in the light of the best current understanding of environmental impacts. The potential for marine wildlife to collide with underwater turbines is an important element of risk assessments for tidal stream turbine projects, and new Guidance\u00a0has just been published by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)\u00a0for people responsible for assessing this risk to wildlife.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Guidance\u00a0presents and discusses three models which can be used to estimate the number of animals likely to collide with tidal turbine arrays, and detailed spreadsheets for performing the calculations are available, together with comprehensive instructions.\u00a0The aim is to\u00a0help encourage standardised approaches to collision risk assessment for tidal projects for developers, consultants and regulatory bodies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Renewable energy development in the sea needs to be sustainable and undertaken in the light of the best current understanding of environmental impacts. 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