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Centrica – An Energy Utility Perspective
Gearόid LaneDirector, British Gas New Energy29th April 2009
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The Energy Trilemma
Environ. & carbon
Security of
Supply
Cost to Public
Coal
Renewables
EnergyEfficiency
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Centrica’s Current Portfolio
Onshore
• Glens of Foudland 26MW
• Braes of Doune 72MW
(50% JV – Airtricity)
Offshore
Round 1
• Barrow Offshore Wind 90MW
(50% JV - DONG Energy)
• Lynn 90MW
• Inner Dowsing 90MW
Round 2
• Lincs 250MW
• Docking Shoal 540MW
• Race Bank 620MW
Total 1,778MW
Braes of Doune
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Lynn & Inner Dowsing
• Two 97.2 MW wind farms• Two 90 MW grid connections• Total of 54 x 3.6MW turbines• Rotor diameter 107 metres• Generation equivalent to annual
demand of 130,000 homes• Managed on a multi-contract basis• First power May 2008
Facts and Figures
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Addressing Environmental Challenges
• Marine environment is busy, supporting wildlife, industry (aggregate extraction, commercial fishing) and recreation
• It also provides us with a number of services including coastal defence, food sources and nutrient recycling
• Developing offshore wind farms in balance with the existing environment is achieved through
• developing under a robust consenting process • Environmental Impact Assessment, mitigation and monitoring• Working with our stakeholders and with other developers to find
solutions to generic problems
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Consenting Process
Project Definition & scoping
Public & stakeholder consultation
Data collection, analysis & assessment
Production of Environmental Statement (ES)
Public & stakeholder consultation
Submission to Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) for consent under Electricity Act, Coast Protection Act (CPA) & Food &
Environmental Protection Act (FEPA)
Consent granted, usually with a number of licence conditions including mitigation and monitoring
Note, above is set to change with Planning Act and Marine Bill and the creation of the Independent Planning Committee (IPC)
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Environmental Impact Assessment
• Better understanding the environment through the collection of high quality data over a number of years on the physical, biological and human environment
• Undertaking transparent assessments to meet or exceed ‘best practice’
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure that we are meeting their requirements
• Work with other developers and stakeholders to identify solutions to common problems e.g.
• FLOWW - commercial fisheries Liaison group• NOREL - shipping and navigation liaison group• COWRIE – environmental liaison group funding research to benefit the industry
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Environmental surveys
Surveys include:
• Coastal processes• Geology• Birds and marine mammals• Shipping and navigation• Electromagnetic interference• Socio-economics• Visual seascape assessment• Hydrology and marine water quality• Fish and seabed communities• Underwater noise and vibration• Commercial fishing• Archaeology and cultural heritage• Safety
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Bird Monitoring for LID - Construction & Post ConstructionRadar surveys (& proposed aerial surveys)
Key Challenges - Consents & Environment
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An we do things better?
There is always room for improvement:
• Better scoping – making use of the data becoming available from operating wind farms to target real issues at the earliest opportunity
• Better communication – working more closely with our stakeholders to identify solutions and build bridges on a project by project level and nationally through liaison groups
• An industry approach – continuing to work within the industry to meet generic issues