The Offshore Wind Farm Opportunity - Borough of...
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Ian Anderson Head of Legal and Support Services
The Offshore Wind Farm Opportunity
SMT - Monday 24th May 2010
Potential Benefits
� ‘Utility’ scale
�Major role to play in delivering carbon reduction
in line with Government targets
�Excellent wind resource (UK best in Europe)
�Massive growth industry –supply, services, jobs
benefits
Why Offshore
Wind?
Challenges
•Costs & economics
•Weather and logistics (construction &
operations)
•Grid Connection
•Consents
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Onshore
Offshore
Biomass
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Scroby Sands
(60MW)
18 Onshore Wind
Projects (140MW)
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Blyth
(4MW)
Steven’s
Croft
Biomass
(44MW)
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Out
Newton
(9MW)
Round 1: UK Regional
Sites - Blyth
Round 2: Humber Gateway –& Westernmost Rough– 240MW – Dong Energy
Round 2 ‘Greater Wash’ Zone
• 8 sites ~ 3.6 GW
• Up to 1000 turbines
• ~ £10Bn Capital investment
Round 3 – in this RegionDogger Bank/Hornsea/Norfolk• Lead by the Crown
Estates
• Running to time
• Environmental starting
• Engineering packages
• Negotiating for turbines
• Real work 2014 to 2022
Information:
• www.forewind.co.uk
Round 3 – Successful Tenderers
• Dogger – 9GW – Forewind (Statoil Statkraft
SSE, RWE)
• Hornsea – 4GW – Smartwind (Mainstream &
Siemens Prjts)
• Norfolk – 7GW – Scottish Power & Vattenfall
• Irish Sea – 4GW – Centrica
• Hastings – 0.6GW – E.On
• Firth Forth – 3GW – Sea Green (SSE & Flour)
• Bristol Channel – 1.5GW - RWE
1GW = 1000MW ~ £3bn investment
Wind TurbinesIndicative
Sizes
Approx.
Turbine
Size
(MW)
Rotor
diameter
(meter)
Revolutio
ns per
minute
Speed of
rotation at
blade tip
(km/h)
3.6 107 5 to 13 100 to 262
5 125 6.9 to 12.1 163 to 285
7 150 3.5 to 10 100 to 285
Turbine Dimensions
Sea Bed
Nacelle & Hub
Nacelle & Hub
Rotor Diameter
Minimum Hub Height
Air Draft
MHWS Sea Level
Parameter Size of turbine
3.6 MW 5 MW 7 MW
Indicative number of turbines 83 60 42
Rotor diameter (metres) 107 125 150
Minimum hub height at MHWS (metres) 76 85 97
Maximum tip height (metres) 120 140 164
Tower base diameter (metres) 4-5 5 5-6
Minimum air draft at MHWS (metres) 22 22 22
Turbine Installation
Total weight – approx 570 tonnes for 3.6MW model
Rotor - 95 tonnes / Nacelle - 125 tonnes / Tower - 350 tonnes of steel
Foundation Types
Scour protection
Skirt
Tower
Boat Landing
Intermediate Platform
Shaft
Internal J tubes
Work Platform
Central Column
Piles
Diagonal Braces
Sea Level
Sea Bed
Tower
Work Platform
Steel Monopile Concrete Gravity Base Tripod
FoundationsSelection dependent on:-
� Type/size of wind turbine
� Access/maintenance
requirements
� Sea depth and tide
� Dynamic wind and wave
loading
� Scour and global seabed
movements
� Geological conditions
� Transportation and logistics
� Material and manufacturing
costs
� Installation limits with respect to
crane and piling capacities
Cable Array33kV Wind farm array cable:
� 3 core sea armoured;
� Approx 60 km total length;
� 119 to 133 mm diameter.
Nominal 132kV Export Cable to shore:
� 3 core sea armoured;
� Approx 8 km x2 total length;
� Min 50m between cables;
� 190 to 280 mm diameter.
Main Vessels
Illustrative resource schedule –
Humber Offshore LogisticsDescription Number of barge
/ jackup rig /
installation
vessel
Approx total
vessel
movements to
site for 83
turbines
Turbines 3 27
Foundations 3 to 4 27
Scour 1 83
Offshore installation
platform
2 4
Array cables 2 10
Export cables 1 4
Total heavy vessel
movements to site
157
Description Approx number of
support vessel
movements
Comments
Anchor handling and
towage
157 Based on one support vessel round trip
per heavy construction vessel round trip
Commissioning 249 Based on six visits per turbines transfer
vessel carrying two turbine crews per visit
Guard vessels / security 48 Based on one round trip per week over two
6 month periods
Crew transfer
installation platform
365 Based on one round trip per day over
two 6 month periods
Total support vessel
movements to site
819 Based over two seasons
Support Vessels
Illustrative resource schedule –
Humber Offshore Logistics
‘OFTO’ Electricity
Transmission system275kv Tower Line
Cliff
Export Cables
Offshore wind farm
Offshore
Transformer(s)
Offshore Transmission System Operator
‘OFTO’National Grid
E.ON
£100m+ £700m+
Offshore Substation� 2 medium to high voltage transformers;
� Auxiliary transformers and low voltage switchboards;
� Reactive compensation banks;
� Batteries;
� High voltage (132 kV / 220 kV) switchgear;
� Medium voltage (33 kV) switchboard;
� Diesel generator and tank;
� Accommodation & Workshop.
Onshore Cables (indicative 132kV, 6
x 30km)
Connection into Grid
Substation
275kV Grid Substation
NG Compound
OFTO
Compound
The Opportunities
• What Jobs will be Created?
Supplier Services - pre
Consent work• e.g. Environmental Impact
Assessment
– Understand effects on
• Fishing, seabed life, birds
• Visual, radar, shipping
• Geophysics – vessels, geologists
• Met masts – engineering, fabrication
• Project Design – Management &
Engineering
Contract Packages - Indicative
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E.ON
Main Contract
Post Consent: Humber Gateway Reqment:
Illustration: Humber Gateway Requirements:
1. Vessel Charters e.g. Transport, Installation, Scour
protection, Survey, Guard Boats, Dive Support, Crew
Transfer
2. Foundation Design & Supply
3. Array Cable Procurement
4. Array Cable Installation including termination
5. OFTO
6. Wind Turbines
7. O&M Facility Design
8. O&M Facility Build & Fit Out
9. O&M Crew Boats
14 June 2010, E.ON, Page 25
VRW1
Slide 25
VRW1 Tim, what would be useful is a rough % breakdown of the capex by each category - probable someone will ask this questionVaughan Weighill, 25/01/10
1. Transformer, Switchgear & Electrical Component
Supply
2. Cable Supply (9km x 2 submarine cable, 30km x 6
onshore cables)
3. Other Supply – Ballast, Ducting
4. Civil works – access road, buildings, trenching,
drainage
5. Directional Drilling
6. Transport & Logistics
7. Electrical jointing & commissioning
8. Site Security
9. Facilities
14 June 2010, E.ON, Page 26
Illustration: Post Consent
(Humber Gateway Requirements):VRW2
Slide 26
VRW2 Check with Dave MoseleyVaughan Weighill, 25/01/10
Subcontract Examples
14 June 2010, E.ON, Page 27
Ongoing O&M Requirements
•Component Repair & Replacement
•Local Engineering e.g. Fabrication
•Vessel Maintenance & Repair Facilities
•Facilities Management e.g. Cleaning,
Security, Building Repair
•Accommodation
•PPE Cleaning
•Statutory Inspections
14 June 2010, E.ON, Page 28
VRW3
Slide 28
VRW3 Include OFTO system O&M elements alsoWhat about vessels, O&M technicians (OEM appointed), HV engineers etc..?Vaughan Weighill, 25/01/10
Development Contracts•Environmental Surveys Offshore & Onshore
•Environmental Impact Assessment & Consent
Applications
•Geophysical Surveys
•Geotechnical Investigations
•Metocean Monitoring Equipment / Services
•Commercial Fisheries – FLO, Guard Boats
•Land agent & Legal Services
•Outline Engineering Design
•Local Public Relations
14 June 2010, E.ON, Page 29
The Local Supply Market
Whitby Harbour
Harbour Facilities
• Up to 3000 tonnes DWT
• IOA – 85 metres
• Beam 14 metres
• Draft 5 to 6.5 metres (subject to tide)
Education Provision
Preparing the employees of the future
• Whitby Harbour at South Shields
• A. world class Marine Simulation Department containing two 360 degree full-mission bridges and 12 other integrated bridges.
• B. An integrated full-mission engine room and associated engine workstation rooms. The Department also houses an extensive VTS simulator system and fully equipped Navigation Aid Laboratory
Education ProvisionPreparing the
employees of the
future
• 6th Form Colleges
• University of Hull
• Whitby and District
Fishing Industry
Training School
Local Suppliers
• Skyclimber of Pickering
• designs, manufactures, installs and
maintains service lifts to allow quick, safe
and reliable access to the internal parts of
the wind turbine
Parkol Marine• Parkol Marine in Whitby offers a dry dock for all boat building requirements.
• The Dry dock offers a 5m draught and can accommodate vessels up to 42 m in length with a 10.5m beam
• An on site lift can manoeuvre vessels of up to 450 tons
Current Strategy• Raise Awareness:
– Liaison with Venn Management – a Yorkshire Forward Company (IA/JR)
– Attendance at Forewind Event and raising with industry(IA)
– Develop Logo (see below)
– Take stand at Renewables UK National event (NTaylor/Martin Willis)
– Establish Local Supplier Network (Whitby and Scarborough Off Shore Wind)
– Run Regional Stakeholder Event at Whitby Pavillion with National Speakers – 23 July 2010
– Create Brochure – Created, to go to print when appropriate advertising in place
– Place Newspaper articles (Yorkshire Post/SEN/National Media)
• Identify gaps in supply that need to be addressed– Professor Hardisty, University of Hull
– Visit to Grimsby Docks (currently involved with Phase 1)
• Maintain Information Supply– Create Website: www.whitbywind.co.uk
• Establish Whitby Harbour Pilot Board with requisite skills– Promoting the Board opportunity to possible Board members
– High Quality applicants
• Consider Partnership with Private Sector Provider– Tender opportunity
Future Challenge for major ports
• Changing Industry Requirements
Changing Industry requirements:
• Project logistics are changing…
• Likely development of ‘Super Logistics’
ports that are used to:
– feed many projects in a region
– Reduce need for project specific local ports
• Local ports only used for shelter and
resupply