Stakeholder Engagement

A PhD study has been undertaken by the University of Exeter researching public opinion in Guernsey of marine renewable energy.  The findings and documents from this are provided below:


Public acceptability of offshore wind and tidal energy in Guernsey - Study 3 report
The final study of Bouke Wiersma's PhD was a quantitative questionnaire survey of almost 500 individuals across Guernsey, with a focus on obtaining a representative sample. 

 Summary of public acceptability study 3 results
The key findings and conclusions are summarised.

Public Engagement with Offshore Renewable Energy - Study 2 summary
Bouke has completed Study 1 of 3 of his PhD. This study involved 22 individuals from the Islands and looked at views around marine energy.

Public Engagement with Offshore Renewable Energy - Study 1 summary
Bouke has completed Study 1 of 3 of his PhD. This study involved 28 individuals from the Islands and looked at what they value around the Guernsey coast.

Puiblic engagement with offshore renewable energy - A critical review - Bouke Wiersma PhD
As part of Bouke's PhD, some work was published in the journal "Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change"