Navitus Bay Wind Park

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Navitus Bay Wind ParkSouth West Waste Management Group 13th June 2012

Rebecca Evans – Project Developer

Jeff Turner – Development Consultant

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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.

Who are we?

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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.

• If realised, would meet 25% of UK demand

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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

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Distances from shore

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Zone Appraisal Studies

• 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

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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

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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

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Cable corridor

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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

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Where we are up to

ZAP Strategic Proposals EIA

Development Consent Order

Development Area

Changes to the Development Area

Informal public and stakeholder consultation

Formal public consultation

Formal stakeholder

consultation

Current position

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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

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Any Questions?