Gas Supply Option for NSWOPTION 1Offshore wind farm -large...

Gas Supply Option for NSW

OPTION 1

Offshore wind farm -

• large quarantined area in a busy industrial seaway - dangerous
• a web of undersea infrastructure
• hazardous to marine life and bird life
• Maintenance issues in salt water
• Expensive generation
• Extremely large footprint and environmental visual eyesore

OPTION 2

Fracking -

• Damage and contamination of aquifiers
• Damage to agricultural industry and food supply
• Infrastructure logistical issuesn
• visual environmental eyesore

OPTION 3

Import Terminal -

contamination of harbour by release of toxic chlorination dailythreat to seafood industry and food supply by biological impactsInfrastructure logistical issueshighly visual environmental eyesoreHigh cost of import gas prices leading to the economic peril of local industryputs NSW on par with country’s that have to import gas – Bangladesh 2.7 billion cost annually

OPTION 4

Offshore gas rig -

• tiny footprint in ocean
• no visual environmental impact
• no impact on sea birds and marine life thrives in exclusion zone
• only infrastructure req’d is a non visible 26 klm undersea pipeline into existing pipeline network
• low cost of gas prices leading to the economic competiveness of local industry
• puts NSW security and standard of living on par with export country’s wealth
• creates hi-tech tech jobs and knowledge base