46 MAKALE / ARTICLE e EHN also tries to nsure that the impact on the environment during construction is reduced to a minimum. Existi ng roads and tracks are u psoesds i bwl eh,eraever nd el axt cear vuasteedd teoa rr et hc oi sv e r the vegetation of the affected land. An eff to o b r le t is always made nd the installations in with their surroundi ngs, for example i n the c s a u b se s t o a f t i o electricity ns, which are housed in buildings designed in stytlheeofartchheitaercetaural where the wind farm Concern tor the environment does not end when a wind farm is completed. is located. Concern for the environment does not end when a wind farm is completed. EHN carries out monitoring to analyze impacts on the environment arising from its operations through regular observation of the local birci life and studies on noise levels and the colour of the wind turbi nes, to reduce their effect on the countryside to a minimum. Technological innovation and development i n 2001 the EHN group allocated 1 1 % of its forecast turnover to R&D, and is carrying out a series of activities i n this field. These include promotion of the forthcoming construction in Navarre of the Spanish National Technology Centre for Renewables; sponsori ng, at the Universidad Publica de Navarre, an EHN Chair i n Renewables, funded by the company as a forum to promote research and the exchange of scientific and technological experience in the field; ECOGENERATION WORLD working with the Government of Navarre to set up the National Centre for Occupational and Vocational Training, aimed at traini ng up Vocational Training teachers/ i nstructors i n the field of renewables. Public Support EHN's wind power implementation program has been carried out on the basis of an open, transparent approach. The community has been kept informed about the projects and this has led to greater public awareness of the need to promote this type of energy. Hundreds of visits have been made to wind farms and the other i nstallations, and meetings have been held with a wide range of social players and associations, such as environmentalists' groups, trade unions, professional and busi ness associations, unstu iv d e e rsity lecturers/ nts and citizens' groups. This has created a favourable climate around the development of renewables in the area. Eight out of ten people are in favour of the wind farms. Opinion surveys faorer EcHarNriebdy aout regularly n i ndependent company. The most recent (October 2001 found tohfaNt a8v5a%rreofctohe people nsider that the development of wind power in the region to have been beneficial, with only 1 % against it. For 75% of the population wind tpoo wp reordiuscteh ee l ebcetsrti cwi t ya, y EHN's wind power implementation program has been carried out on the basis of an open, transparent approach.
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