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Download Hansard of the Melbourne Hearing On COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Proof Committee Hansard SENATE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE Reference: Social and economic impact of rural wind farms TUESDAY, 29 MARCH 2011 MELBOURNE CONDITIONS OF DISTRIBUTION This is an uncorrected proof of evidence taken before the com- mittee. It is made available under the condition that it is recog- nised as such. BY AUTHORITY OF THE SENATE [PROOF COPY] THIS TRANSCRIPT HAS BEEN PREPARED BY AN EXTERNAL PROVIDER INTERNET Hansard transcripts of public hearings are made available on the inter- net when authorised by the committee. The internet address is: http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard To search the parliamentary database, go to: http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au SENATE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE Tuesday, 29 March 2011 Members: Senator Siewert (Chair), Senator Moore (Deputy Chair) and Senators Adams, Boyce, Carol Brown and Coonan Participating members: Senators Abetz, Back, Barnett, Bernardi, Bilyk, Birmingham, Mark Bishop, Bos- well, Brandis, Bob Brown, Bushby, Cameron, Cash, Colbeck, Cormann, Crossin, Eggleston, Faulkner, Fergu- son, Fielding, Fierravanti-Wells, Fifield, Fisher, Forshaw, Furner, Hanson-Young, Heffernan, Humphries, Hurley, Hutchins, Johnston, Joyce, Kroger, Ludlam, Ian Macdonald, McEwen, McGauran, Marshall, Mason, Milne, Minchin, Nash, O’Brien, Parry, Payne, Polley, Pratt, Ronaldson, Ryan, Scullion, Stephens, Sterle, Tro- eth, Trood, Williams, Wortley and Xenophon Senators in attendance: Senators Adams, Boyce, Fielding, Moore and Siewert Terms of reference for the inquiry: To inquire into and report on: The social and economic impacts of rural wind farms, and in particular: (a) Any adverse health effects for people living in close proximity to wind farms; (b) Concerns over the excessive noise and vibrations emitted by wind farms, which are in close proximity to people’s homes; (c) The impact of rural wind farms on property values, employment opportunities and farm income; (d) The interface between Commonwealth, state and local planning laws as they pertain to wind farms; and (e) Any other relevant matters. WITNESSES BRAY, Mr Andrew Phillip, Community Campaigner, Ballarat Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions........................................................................................................................................................... 12 BURKE, Dr Susie, Board Member, Climate and Health Alliance; and Senior Psychologist, Public Interest, Environment and Disaster Response, Australian Psychological Society National Office ........ 114 BURN, Mr Phil, Project Developer, WestWind Energy Pty Ltd................................................................. 65 CHAPMAN, Professor Simon, Expert Adviser, Climate and Health Alliance; and Professor, Public Health, University of Sydney............................................................................................................. 114 CONWAY, Mr Geoffrey Bruce, Deputy Chief Officer, Emergency Management, Country Fire Authority Victoria............................................................................................................................................ 48 COX, Mr Andrew Robert, Private capacity.................................................................................................. 34 CROCKETT, Mr Lane, General Manager Australia, Pacific Hydro Pty Ltd .......................................... 65 EYES, Mr Craig, Director, Wind Pacific (Australia) Pty Ltd..................................................................... 65 GEIGER, Mr Tobias, Managing Director, WestWind Energy Pty Ltd...................................................... 65 HOLMES a COURT, Mr Simon, Chairman, Hepburn Wind..................................................................... 54 LAURIE, Dr Sarah Elisabeth, Medical Director, Waubra Foundation...................................................... 34 MARSH, Mr Russell, Policy Director, Clean Energy Council..................................................................... 20 McALPINE, Mr Ken Andrew, Director, Policy and Government Relations, Asia-Pacific Region, Vestas Australian Wind Technology Pty Ltd .................................................................................................. 1 O’FARRELL, Mr Peter, Board Member, Victorian Planning and Environment Law Association ...... 105 REALE, Ms Elizabeth, Board Member, Climate and Health Alliance; and Federal Professional Research Officer, Australian Nursing Federation ...................................................................................... 114 RUSSELL, Mr Kyle, Group Manager Development, Origin Energy Ltd .................................................. 65 SHARP, Ms Jane, Executive Director, Victorian Planning and Environment Law Association............ 105 THOMSON, Mr Andrew, Director Development, Acciona Energy............................................................ 65 UPSON, Mr Jonathon, Senior Development Manager, Infigen Energy ..................................................... 65 WALKER, Mr Cam, Campaigns Coordinator, Friends of the Earth Australia........................................ 97 WARREN, Mr Matthew John, Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Council....................................... 20 WICKHAM, Mr Brett, Director Generation, Acciona Energy ................................................................... 65 Tuesday, 29 March 2011 Senate CA 1 Committee met at 8.47 am McALPINE, Mr Ken Andrew, Director, Policy and Government Relations, Asia-Pacific Region, Vestas Australian Wind Technology Pty Ltd CHAIR (Senator Siewert)—Today the Senate Community Affairs References Committee continues its public hearings in its inquiry into social and economic impact of rural wind farms. I welcome Mr Ken McAlpine of Vestas. I understand the information on parliamentary privilege and the protection of witnesses’ evidence has been provided to you. Mr McAlpine—That is correct. CHAIR—Thank you. We have received your submission as No. 712. I would invite you to make a brief opening statement and then we will ask you some questions. Mr McAlpine—Thank you, Chair. Vestas Australian Wind Technology Pty Ltd has supplied more than half of all the wind turbines installed in Australia. So for the purposes of this inquiry, we are well placed to cover many of the issues that are in the terms of reference. Our parent company in Denmark is the world’s largest manufacturer and supplier of wind turbines. At last count, we had 23,000 employees worldwide in over 60 countries. Again, our experience in the area of wind turbines is probably unequalled around the world. Wind farms in rural areas in Australia have contributed many jobs and boosted the prospects of many towns and regions across Australia and, with the Australian government’s 20 per cent renewable energy target, this is set to continue. I am very pleased that the Senate is giving the industry the chance to put a few facts on the record, because we know that wind farms have been in the media and there has been quite a bit of debate over the past year in particular. So we welcome that opportunity. I thought I might touch on a few of the issues that have been raised in the hearings to date and in a number of the submissions. Obviously the one that is of most interest to us and closest to our heart is safety. Vestas has safety as its No. 1 priority. The wind industry generally is a very safe industry. If you compare it to coal or gas or any other sort of production of electricity, you are going to find that wind energy is one of the safest around the globe, and we are proud of that. As I mentioned, we have thousands of employees and they work in and around wind turbines every day; so, if there is something about them that is not safe, we want to know and we want to fix it. Thankfully, that is not the case. There is nothing about wind turbines that is unsafe. There is nothing about them that is unhealthy. Well over 100,000 wind turbines of various sizes have been installed around the world but this just keeps growing and growing. The biggest markets for wind energy are China, the US and of course Europe. Australia has been taking some small steps in this regard and hopefully, with the 20 per cent renewable energy target, this will continue. We are not the first to go down the path of wind energy and, in some countries, wind energy is already cost competitive with coal and gas. Many of these wind turbines that I mentioned have been installed in Europe, which is Vestas’s home continent and Denmark its home country. So, of course, when health concerns were raised, I checked with my colleagues in Denmark and Europe and asked what their experience had been of this. There has been a lot of research done on wind turbines over the years. In Denmark in COMMUNITY AFFAIRS CA 2 Senate Tuesday, 29 March 2011 particular, in Germany and in many of the other countries in Europe where thousands of wind turbines have been installed, old ones and modern ones, there are not any health claims. Most of the health claims that you heard yesterday and that are in some of the submissions seem to come from Australia. They come from the north-eastern states of the US where Nina Pierpont comes from. There is a little bit of coverage of the issue in some regions of Canada, and of course the Country Guardians group in the UK has also raised the issue in amongst many of the issues it raised in trying to stop wind turbines being built. In the other countries in which we operate this is a very rare thing. As I mentioned before, there
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