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Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland) - The largest Round 3 offshore windfarm development consented in the U.K. has been reduced in size by 1,800 megawatts (MW).
The proposed Dogger Bank development has been reduced from its original 9,000 MW to 7,200 MW by consortium Forewind, which is equally owned by SSE Renewables, RWE npower Renewables (Swindon, England), Statoil ASA (NYSE:STO) (Stavangar, Norway) and Statkraft AS (Oslo, Norway). Forewind said that the decision was based on which projects within Dogger Bank were most likely to raise the finances needed and comes after more than four years of offshore and onshore surveys and assessments.
The company had originally envisaged up to eight offshore wind energy projects within Dogger Bank but this has been revised to six 1,200 MW projects, which Forewind claimed still offer "the potential to more than double the U.K.'s current offshore wind operating capacity".
"Dogger Bank Creyke Beck, comprising two 1.2 GW projects, is about to enter the examination phase with the Planning Inspectorate and the application for Dogger Bank Teesside A&B, a further two 1.2 GW projects, is on track to be submitted by the spring," explained Forewind General Manager, Lee Clarke. "The application for Dogger Bank Teesside A&B will incorporate the revised Zone ambitions. Together these four projects represent more potential capacity than all the offshore wind farms currently installed and operating in U.K. waters. This is put into context when considering that the U.K. is the world leader in this industry with as much capacity already installed as the rest of the world combined."
Huub den Rooijen, Head of Offshore Wind for The Crown Estate, which manages the U.K. seabed, believes that Forewind's decision is an example of how the offshore market is maturing with company's focusing more on which projects are the most practical.
"This healthy attrition in the U.K.'s pipeline is delivering a leaner industry, one that's more manageable for consenting bodies to resource and critically, one that offers greater certainty about the scale of near term development and investment opportunities."
Industry body, RenewableUK, agreed.
"What we're seeing now is a leaner, fitter, trimmer offshore wind sector with more streamlined projects," said Renewable UK's Director of Offshore Renewables, Nick Medic. "The overall capacity of Dogger Bank has only been reduced by 20% (from 9 gigawatts to 7.2GW). The overall project pipeline for U.K. offshore wind is still healthy, although obviously it's disappointing when projects don't go ahead or are scaled back."
"We have 22 offshore windfarms up and running, 5 under construction, 7 with planning consent and 11 awaiting approval. We've already installed 3,653 MW of capacity - enough to power more than two and a half million homes. We have a further 16,500 MW in the pipeline -- that's four and a half times as much capacity as we have now."
The full list of the Crown Estate Round 3 winners are:
- Moray Firth Zone - Moray Offshore Renewables Limited, which is 75% owned by EDP Renovaveis (Lisbon, Portugal) and 25% owned by SeaEnergy Renewables (Westhill, Scotland) - 1.3-GW capacity
- Firth of Forth Zone - SeaGreen Wind Energy Limited, equally owned by SSE Renewables (Dublin, Ireland) and Fluor Corporation (Irving, Texas) - 3.5-GW capacity
- Dogger Bank Zone - the Forewind Consortium, equally owned by SSE Renewables, RWE npower Renewables (Swindon, England), Statoil ASA (NYSE:STO) (Stavangar, Norway) and Statkraft AS (Oslo, Norway) - 9 GW of capacity
- Hornsea Zone - Siemens Project Ventures and Mainstream Renewable Power, a consortium equally owned by Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures and involving Hochtief Construction - 4-GW capacity
- Norfolk Bank Zone - East Anglia Offshore Wind limited, which is equally owned by ScottishPower Renewables (Glasgow, Scotland) and Vattenfall Vindkraft (Stockholm, Sweden) - 7.2 GW of capacity
- Hastings Zone - Eon Climate and Renewables UK - 0.6 GW of capacity
- Isle of Wight Zone - Eneco New Energy (Rotterdam, Netherlands) - 0.9 GW of capacity
- Bristol Channel Zone - RWE npower Renewables - 1.5-GW capacity
- Irish Sea Zone - Centrica Renewable Energy, part of Centrica plc (OTC:CPYYY) (Windsor, England), with RES Group - 4.2-GW capacity
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The proposed Dogger Bank development has been reduced from its original 9,000 MW to 7,200 MW by consortium Forewind, which is equally owned by SSE Renewables, RWE npower Renewables (Swindon, England), Statoil ASA (NYSE:STO) (Stavangar, Norway) and Statkraft AS (Oslo, Norway). Forewind said that the decision was based on which projects within Dogger Bank were most likely to raise the finances needed and comes after more than four years of offshore and onshore surveys and assessments.
The company had originally envisaged up to eight offshore wind energy projects within Dogger Bank but this has been revised to six 1,200 MW projects, which Forewind claimed still offer "the potential to more than double the U.K.'s current offshore wind operating capacity".
"Dogger Bank Creyke Beck, comprising two 1.2 GW projects, is about to enter the examination phase with the Planning Inspectorate and the application for Dogger Bank Teesside A&B, a further two 1.2 GW projects, is on track to be submitted by the spring," explained Forewind General Manager, Lee Clarke. "The application for Dogger Bank Teesside A&B will incorporate the revised Zone ambitions. Together these four projects represent more potential capacity than all the offshore wind farms currently installed and operating in U.K. waters. This is put into context when considering that the U.K. is the world leader in this industry with as much capacity already installed as the rest of the world combined."
Huub den Rooijen, Head of Offshore Wind for The Crown Estate, which manages the U.K. seabed, believes that Forewind's decision is an example of how the offshore market is maturing with company's focusing more on which projects are the most practical.
"This healthy attrition in the U.K.'s pipeline is delivering a leaner industry, one that's more manageable for consenting bodies to resource and critically, one that offers greater certainty about the scale of near term development and investment opportunities."
Industry body, RenewableUK, agreed.
"What we're seeing now is a leaner, fitter, trimmer offshore wind sector with more streamlined projects," said Renewable UK's Director of Offshore Renewables, Nick Medic. "The overall capacity of Dogger Bank has only been reduced by 20% (from 9 gigawatts to 7.2GW). The overall project pipeline for U.K. offshore wind is still healthy, although obviously it's disappointing when projects don't go ahead or are scaled back."
"We have 22 offshore windfarms up and running, 5 under construction, 7 with planning consent and 11 awaiting approval. We've already installed 3,653 MW of capacity - enough to power more than two and a half million homes. We have a further 16,500 MW in the pipeline -- that's four and a half times as much capacity as we have now."
The full list of the Crown Estate Round 3 winners are:
- Moray Firth Zone - Moray Offshore Renewables Limited, which is 75% owned by EDP Renovaveis (Lisbon, Portugal) and 25% owned by SeaEnergy Renewables (Westhill, Scotland) - 1.3-GW capacity
- Firth of Forth Zone - SeaGreen Wind Energy Limited, equally owned by SSE Renewables (Dublin, Ireland) and Fluor Corporation (Irving, Texas) - 3.5-GW capacity
- Dogger Bank Zone - the Forewind Consortium, equally owned by SSE Renewables, RWE npower Renewables (Swindon, England), Statoil ASA (NYSE:STO) (Stavangar, Norway) and Statkraft AS (Oslo, Norway) - 9 GW of capacity
- Hornsea Zone - Siemens Project Ventures and Mainstream Renewable Power, a consortium equally owned by Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures and involving Hochtief Construction - 4-GW capacity
- Norfolk Bank Zone - East Anglia Offshore Wind limited, which is equally owned by ScottishPower Renewables (Glasgow, Scotland) and Vattenfall Vindkraft (Stockholm, Sweden) - 7.2 GW of capacity
- Hastings Zone - Eon Climate and Renewables UK - 0.6 GW of capacity
- Isle of Wight Zone - Eneco New Energy (Rotterdam, Netherlands) - 0.9 GW of capacity
- Bristol Channel Zone - RWE npower Renewables - 1.5-GW capacity
- Irish Sea Zone - Centrica Renewable Energy, part of Centrica plc (OTC:CPYYY) (Windsor, England), with RES Group - 4.2-GW capacity
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Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, three offices in North America and nine international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. To contact an office in your area, visit the Industrial Info "Contact Us" page.
