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The Argus met with O Hye-kyung, assistant administrator of the Korean Federation
Environmental Movement (K.F.E.M) of Incheon to ask in more detail about
environmentalaspects.
Argus:Forenergytobegeneratedbyatidalplant,thereisnoneedforfossilfuel.
Thus tidal plants are considered to be environmentally friendly means of energy
generation. In consideration of this, are tidal plants a must for protecting the
environment?
O Hye-kyung(O): In Korea, environment friendly energy is called ‘New Renewable
Energy’. But other country call this ‘Renewable Energy.’ Sustainability is the distinct
feature of renewable energy. Europe also conduct renewable energy projects on a small
OHye-kyung
scale and in various locations. But the Korean new renewable energy business operates
Assistantadministrator
on a quota system. The government mandates that every company that operates power
oftheK.F.E.M.
plants generate a designated percentage of its energy from renewable sources. So each
corporation is forced build a new renewable energy plant to comply with its mandatory
percentage. For this reason, corporations work on new renewable energy projects in the
easiest, cheapest way possible. Ironically, this leads to tidal plants being constructed
on seashores and solar heat collection facilities are built on mountaintops to generate
electricity, merely as expedient ways to implement policy without sufficient regard for
whetherthesemethodsaretrulyenvironmentallyfriendly.
Argus: So then, aren’t tidal plants an environment friendly means of producing
energy?
O: No, they are not environmentally friendly. Besides large-scale tidal plants are never
intended be environmentally friendly. In France, there is tidal plant on the Rance River.
Itisquitesmallinscale,incontrasttotheGanghwacase.YetFrancesaidthisplanthad
amuchmoredestructiveimpactontheenvironmentthanexpected.Soittookaverylong
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timeforwaterqualitytoberestored,andFrancedoesnotconstructtidalplantsanymore.
Argus: The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said it conducted
environmental impact assessment for three years and claimed that no problems
were identified. The Ministry further asserted tidal plant does not just store
seawater but it is also possible to for seawater to flow through the tidal plant.
They insist they can do promote development and environmental preservation at
thesametime.Istheirplanfeasible?
O: Therearemanyfrustratedplansfortidalplantsinothercountriesconcerningwhich
environmentalimpactassessmentshavebeencarriedoutfortenyears.Theirresultsshow
that the needs of development and environmental preservation can’t be satisfied at the
sametime.
The mere flow of seawater through a tidal plant doesn’t preserve the environment.
Even the construction of a bridge can destroy a mud flat. Human beings never expect
environment including seawater flow, mud flat shape and pristine wildlife habitats. Do
youknowofLakeSihwaho?Anenvironmentalimpactassessmentmusthavedoneabout
Sihwaho before starting the project there. But the environment there has been utterly
destroyed,asyouknow.
200900207@hufs.ac.kr
2010
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