[00:00:01] Personal Details: Iowain[?] Jenkins(IJ), interviewed by Clive Suddington, Radio Mumbles. [00:00:21] Swansea Lagoon: Swansea Bay lagoon plans, Ostreme Centre exhibition. [00:00:44] Swansea Lagoon: IJ plugs Lagoon Project. [00:01:08] Swansea Lagoon: Funding and costs: initial £10m. [00:01:30] Swansea Lagoon: EIS Scheme, £2m, response. [00:02:03] Swansea Lagoon: Construction cost estimate: £650-750m, private finance. [00:02:26] Finance: EIS explanation Enterprise Investment Scheme. [00:03:11] Swansea Lagoon: Challenge of project: planning, infrastructure, unprecedented. [00:04:24] Energy Supply: "Green" energy supplies from Lagoon. [00:04:51] Energy Supply: Century of energy supplies. [00:05:39] Energy Supply: 16 to 22 8 metre turbines, 240 megawatts, 121k household requirement (67% of Bay Area homes). [00:06:40] Energy Supply: Aim: reduce energy costs by 15%. [00:07:17] Swansea Lagoon: Construction plans & techniques. [00:07:38] Ecology: Assessed environmental impact of lagoon, PEA (Preliminary Environmental Assessment). [00:09:13] Ecology: Impact of silt, coastal erosion, computer models. [00:10:52] Swansea Lagoon: No sea locks, only via turbines, but limited impact on marine transits, allegedly. [00:12:32] Ecology: Plans to improve sea life within lagoon, via "reef" of 9.4km. [00:13:15] Finance: Cost risks, none to taxpayer, allegedly, benefits to area. [00:15:25] Tourism: Impact of lagoon. [00:16:42] Energy Supply: Opportunity to lead world in Green Energy. [00:18:20] Swansea Lagoon: Description of consultation process. [00:21:30] Swansea Lagoon: Timescales: end of 2017 aim for completion. [00:22:30] Politics: UK & Welsh govt opinions. [00:23:08] Energy Supply: 2020 requirement:15% energy from renewable resources
Mumbles Community Radio: Ioan Jenkins, Director of The Swansea Lagoon, interviewed by Chris Bickford at The Ostreme Hall, Mumbles. The Swansea Lagoon company held an open day for local residents to view and ask any questions regarding the proposals.
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