Fra: Ulriksen Vidar
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Sendt: 5. januar 2010 13:45
Til: post@tralerlaget.no
Emne: VS: offshore windfarm at Doggerbank -
espoocase ?
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Vidar
Emne: RE: offshore windfarm at Doggerbank - espoocase ?
Jorgen
1.
In accordance with the Environmental
Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004 (the SEA Regulations),
in December 2007 the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
published a scoping document to consider the potential impacts of some 25GW of
additional windfarm developments for consultation. In January 2009, DECC then
published the Offshore Energy SEA Environmental Report for public
consultation. This consultation included Norwegian government officials
–further details are available if necessary. Further details of the
Offshore Energy SEA are available on the SEA web site - http://www.offshoresea.org.uk
2.
Following a public consultation, the UK
Government concluded in June 2009 that there are no overriding environmental
considerations to prevent the achievement of some additional 25GW in water
depths of up to 60m water depth, albeit with a number of mitigation measures to reduce
adverse impacts on the environment and other users of the sea.
3.
Our policy document, "A Prevailing
Wind" outlines the Government Decision on offshore wind, as well as
setting out how the Government plans to help facilitate large-scale development
of the UK wind resource.
4.
Within the bounds of the Government Decision,
it is up to The Crown Estate, as owner of the seabed up to the 12nm limit and
grantor of rights for renewable energy purposes on the UK continental shelf, to
determine what areas of the sea they wish to offer for offshore wind development.
The Crown Estate identified nine (9) indicative zones of potential development
around the coast of the UK, including a zone on Dogger Bank (see attached map
of the zones). Each zone is an area of search for suitable locations for
windfarm sites and therefore the zones are much larger than the eventual
windfarm developments. The Crown Estate is now proceeding towards awarding zone
development agreements to the successful bidders for the Round 3 offshore wind
development zones by the end of this year.
5.
Any proposals that come forward under Round 3
will be assessed by the relevant authority to ensure they are located in
appropriate places. In the future, in England and Wales, proposed renewable
energy projects generating over 100MW offshore will be determined by the
recently established Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC). The IPC was
formally established by Government in October 2009 as the consenting authority
for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs). It is understood that
the IPC will expect developers to ensure that proposals are properly prepared
and consulted on, before they submit an application for a NSIP. We believe that
consultation is a critical part of the development process and should be
undertaken with the public, relevant Local Authorities and key stakeholders
with an interest in offshore wind farms, including any international
stakeholders for trans-boundary issues, at the earliest opportunity during the
development of projects.
6.
It is envisaged that developers will take a
strategic approach to the development of zones, working through a process of
characterisation, appraisal, planning, site selection and site consenting (see
attached generic timeline for Round 3). For the larger zones located in the North
Sea, including Zone 3 (Dogger Bank), it is envisaged that it may be several
years before all sites have been identified and brought forward for consent;
with a staged approach to the development of this zone being the most likely
outcome.
Kim
Kim Chowns (Mr)
DCLG
Zone 1/B3
Eland House
Bressenden Place
London SW1E 5DU
Tel: 0303 444 1696 (New)