.................................................................................................
Navitus Bay Wind Park
South West Waste Management Group
13th June 2012
Rebecca Evans – Project Developer
Jeff Turner – Development Consultant
Who are we?
.................................................................................................
Navitus Bay Development Limited (NBDL) is a joint venture
between Eneco and EDF Energy created to develop the Navitus
Bay Wind Park.
Eneco is a Dutch utility owned by 60 municipalities with over 2
million customers in the Netherlands. The company has a strong
focus on sustainable generation with interests in onshore and
offshore wind, solar, hydro and geothermal
EDF Energy is the UK subsidiary of EDF, with over 5 million
customers in the UK. EDF Energy have 20 onshore wind farms in
operation and are currently constructing the Teesside Offshore
Wind Farm, due for completion at the end of 2012.
2
........................................................................
The Crown Estate – Round 3
.................................................................................................
• Offshore Wind is key to the
Government’s targets for
renewable energy generation
• The Crown Estate announced 9
sites for development in 2008.
• Eneco was awarded Zone 7 in
January 2010.
• 32 GW have been identified
from Offshore Wind by 2020.
3
• If realised, would meet 25% of
UK demand
........................................................................
Project Development Area Overview
.................................................................................................
• Site chosen after a zone appraisal and planning (ZAP) process in
accordance with guidance from The Crown Estate – constraints mapping
• 76 square miles
• At least 900MW, up to 1200MW
• Average water depths 30-50m
........................................................................
Distances from shore
.................................................................................................
........................................................................
Zone Appraisal Studies
.................................................................................................
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
5
Environmental Data Gap Analysis
Seascape and visual impact study
Commercial Fisheries
Shipping and Navigation
Benthic Habitat Study
Archaeological Study
Aviation and Mod Study
Ornithology
Metocean Study
Geological Modelling
UXO Studies
Wind Resource Assessment
Trenching Assessment
Foundation and turbine concept study
........................................................................
Offshore wind turbines
.................................................................................................
• Turbines up to 210m
height
• Blade span of up to 170m
• Up to 55m depth
• Foundations required to
be piled into the seabed
7
........................................................................
Onshore Works – cable route &
substation
.................................................................................................
• Grid Connection at Mannington (north of Bournemouth)
• Cable corridor identified using environmental, engineering
and landowner constraints
• Two substation options consulted on near to Mannington
........................................................................
Cable corridor
.................................................................................................
........................................................................
Planning process
.................................................................................................
• New planning regime in place for ‘Nationally Significant
Infrastructure Projects’ under The Planning Act 2008
• NBDL will submit a Development Consent Order (DCO)
incorporating the required consents including, if required,
compulsory purchase
• Planning Inspectorate (PINS) will examine the application
and will make a recommendation to the relevant Secretary
of State, who will make the decision on whether to grant
or to refuse development consent
10
........................................................................
Where we are up to
.................................................................................................
Strategic
Proposals
ZAP
EIA
Current position
Development
Area
Informal public
and stakeholder
consultation
Changes to the
Development Area
Formal public consultation
Formal stakeholder
consultation
........................................................................
Development
Consent Order
High Level Project Schedule
.................................................................................................
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Scoping Report completed September 2011
• Offshore Works
2012: Geophysical survey, Borehole for Met Mast,
Met Mast installation (subject to license)
• The Development Consent Order (DCO)
Application to IPC end of 2013. Consent decision
expected end of 2014 / Q1 2015
• Financial Close / Construction Contracts to be
awarded in 2016
• Construction
Proposed to commence 2016
• Operational Wind Park
2019 / 2020
12
........................................................................
.................................................................................................
Any Questions?
........................................................................