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Until now, the prize has never been granted to a&nbsp;wind power project before. wpd Finland Oy was considered to have done significant progress in the field of environmental assessment.<\/b><br \/>\nFinnish association for Impact Assessment (FAIA), granted today the annual \u0094Good EIA\u0094 prize to wpd Finland Oy. FAIA grants the prize in order to encourage and to pay attention to exemplary and meritorious activity related to environmental impact assessments (EIA).<br \/>\nAmong the grounds of rewarding, FAIA brings out the following criteria: The assessments of the most significant environmental impacts, as well as the thorough consideration of mitigation measures, were regarded as meritorious. Also the public participation and interaction, i.e. finding out and presenting the local people\u0092s and stakeholders\u0092 opinions, were considered to be profound.<br \/>\nFAIA states that Suurhiekka offshore EIA sets an example on how the wind power projects should be assessed in Finland. \u0093Profound and high quality assessments are an essential part of wpd\u0092s project development. Suurhiekka EIA, as Finland\u0092s first major offshore wind farm, was first of a kind. Our specialist partners have done significant pioneer work for example in assessing the impacts on birds and fish. This award is the result from a combined effort of a large group of experts\u0094 says Heli Rissanen, Environmental Director of wpd Finland.<br \/>\nThe Suurhiekka offshore project proceeded into permit phase when the Water permit application was filed in October 2009. 80 turbines are planned to be built into the Suurhiekka shoal, located 25 kilometers from the coast of Ii, in Gulf of Bothnia. The turbines are estimated to produce 1500 GWh of electricity per year, which equals the yearly consumption of 300&nbsp;000 households. Construction is expected to start in 2013.<br \/>\n<b>Additional information:<\/b><br \/> Esa Holttinen, Managing Director of wpd Finland Oy, +358 40&nbsp;506 3632, <link javascript:linkTo_UnCryptMailto('nbjmup+f\/ipmuujofoAxqe\/gj'); - mail>\u00bb&nbsp; Send e-mail<\/link>Achim Berge, Managing Director of wpd Offshore GmbH, +46 8 5010 9151, <link javascript:linkTo_UnCryptMailto('nbjmup+b\/cfshfAxqe\/tf'); - mail>\u00bb Send e-mail<\/link>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Finnish annual EIA award was granted to wpd Finland Oy for the exemplary environmental impact assessment of the Suurhiekka offshore wind park. Until now, the prize has never been granted to a&nbsp;wind power project before. wpd Finland Oy was considered to have done significant progress in the field of environmental assessment. 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