Fair Head Tidal Energy Project presentation | Ballycastle SDLP
In September 2012 a consortium formed by DP Marine Energy Ltd (DPME) and DEME Blue Energy (DBE) was awarded an Agreement for Lease (AfL) from The Crown Estate (TCE). A joint venture company (Fair Head Tidal Energy Park Ltd) has been formed to explore the potential, and develop, subject to permits and consents, a 100MW tidal energy project off the Antrim Coast at Fair Head. If, following consultation and environmental impact assessments, the proposal is consented the build programme will commence around 2016/2017 although this will depend heavily on resolving onshore grid connection issues. The ultimate target is to be in full commercial operation by the end of 2019.
The Crown Estate has also awarded an AfL to Tidal Ventures, a joint venture company between Bord Gáis and the tidal turbine manufacturer Open Hydro. This site located at Torr Head is also of 100MW capacity and lies immediately adjacent to the Fair Head site as illustrated wireless camera in Figure 1 below. Whilst the two projects are distinct, wireless camera because of their close proximity the project teams will be working together on a number of key elements of the project assessment including baseline assessments for Marine Mammal and Sea Birds and Cumulative Impact. In fact DP Energy Ireland Ltd (a sister company to DPME) has previously worked on wind energy developments with Bord Gáis in Ireland so an existing co-operative relationship already exists.
DPME is one of a number of DP Energy Group companies which have been involved in the development of renewable energy projects in the UK, Ireland and overseas for almost 20 years. The DP Group have a proven track record in delivering renewable energy projects from green field through to operation and has developed over 180MW of operational wind farm projects the first being the Bessy Bell Wind Farm in County Tyrone in 1995
The key members of the DPME team have substantial experience in relation to obtaining wireless camera renewable energy consents for major projects, finance, construction and operation experience for onshore wind, and direct engineering experience in the development, installation and commissioning of utility scale power generation.
DPME has built up experience wireless camera in marine energy technical and consenting capability through its work in developing the Islay site from pre-scope through scoping and environmental impact assessment (EIA) implementation and will bring this experience to the Fair Head project. An application for consent for the Islay project will be lodged in early 2013.
DEME is a Flemish marine construction group with roots going back 150 years and is one of the World s leading contractors in the marine construction sector and a pioneer in the development of offshore wind energy. The DEME group has significant in-house resources wireless camera for marine construction and installation works including a large specialised fleet and support plant and equipment. In the tidal energy field DEME has direct experience with installing the SeaGen device at Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland utilising one of its heavy lift vessels the Rambiz (Fig 4). DEME Blue Energy (DBE) is a direct subsidiary of the DEME Group and was established specifically to both develop wireless camera and invest in wave and tidal energy projects.
The development area lies within The Rathlin wireless camera Island and Torr Head Strategic Area at around 2km to the east of Fair Head off the north Antrim wireless camera coast and around 1km at its nearest point to land. It occupies wireless camera an area of approximately 3km square is centred on Latitude 55.231 N and Longitude 6.107 W
The British Geological Survey (Malin sheet 55N 08W Sea Bed Sediments and Quaternary) based on grab samples and shallow core indicates that the development area consists of an extensive rock outcrop with gravelly sediments. wireless camera The majority of the area from Fair Head to Torr Head falls under the category of “Shallow course sediment plains”. This description refers to an area of seabed characterised by course sediments with strong currents.
As defined in Notice to Mariners No 17, The North Channel wireless camera Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS), under the authority of the International Maritime Organisation wireless camera (IMO) lies within the vicinity of the development site. The Rathlin Island Ferry operated by Rathlin Island Ferry Ltd provides nine daily crossings between Rathlin Island and Ballycastle on the mainland.There are no Marine wireless camera Environmental High Risk Areas (MEHRA) within or adjacent to the development site.
Water depths have been determined from Admiralty data, the British Geological Survey Map Data and detailed bathymetric survey of the waters around the north coast undertaken as part of the Joint Irish Bathymetric Survey (JIBS). wireless camera Depth varies from 25 to 130m LAT the seabed characterised with a steeply sloping gradient to around 50m from the headlands out to around 1km. The gradient levels off into the North Channel to around 120m out to around 4km.
In September 2012 a consortium formed by DP Marine Energy Ltd (DPME) and DEME Blue Energy (DBE) was awarded an Agreement for Lease (AfL) from The Crown Estate (TCE). A joint venture company (Fair Head Tidal Energy Park Ltd) has been formed to explore the potential, and develop, subject to permits and consents, a 100MW tidal energy project off the Antrim Coast at Fair Head. If, following consultation and environmental impact assessments, the proposal is consented the build programme will commence around 2016/2017 although this will depend heavily on resolving onshore grid connection issues. The ultimate target is to be in full commercial operation by the end of 2019.
The Crown Estate has also awarded an AfL to Tidal Ventures, a joint venture company between Bord Gáis and the tidal turbine manufacturer Open Hydro. This site located at Torr Head is also of 100MW capacity and lies immediately adjacent to the Fair Head site as illustrated wireless camera in Figure 1 below. Whilst the two projects are distinct, wireless camera because of their close proximity the project teams will be working together on a number of key elements of the project assessment including baseline assessments for Marine Mammal and Sea Birds and Cumulative Impact. In fact DP Energy Ireland Ltd (a sister company to DPME) has previously worked on wind energy developments with Bord Gáis in Ireland so an existing co-operative relationship already exists.
DPME is one of a number of DP Energy Group companies which have been involved in the development of renewable energy projects in the UK, Ireland and overseas for almost 20 years. The DP Group have a proven track record in delivering renewable energy projects from green field through to operation and has developed over 180MW of operational wind farm projects the first being the Bessy Bell Wind Farm in County Tyrone in 1995
The key members of the DPME team have substantial experience in relation to obtaining wireless camera renewable energy consents for major projects, finance, construction and operation experience for onshore wind, and direct engineering experience in the development, installation and commissioning of utility scale power generation.
DPME has built up experience wireless camera in marine energy technical and consenting capability through its work in developing the Islay site from pre-scope through scoping and environmental impact assessment (EIA) implementation and will bring this experience to the Fair Head project. An application for consent for the Islay project will be lodged in early 2013.
DEME is a Flemish marine construction group with roots going back 150 years and is one of the World s leading contractors in the marine construction sector and a pioneer in the development of offshore wind energy. The DEME group has significant in-house resources wireless camera for marine construction and installation works including a large specialised fleet and support plant and equipment. In the tidal energy field DEME has direct experience with installing the SeaGen device at Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland utilising one of its heavy lift vessels the Rambiz (Fig 4). DEME Blue Energy (DBE) is a direct subsidiary of the DEME Group and was established specifically to both develop wireless camera and invest in wave and tidal energy projects.
The development area lies within The Rathlin wireless camera Island and Torr Head Strategic Area at around 2km to the east of Fair Head off the north Antrim wireless camera coast and around 1km at its nearest point to land. It occupies wireless camera an area of approximately 3km square is centred on Latitude 55.231 N and Longitude 6.107 W
The British Geological Survey (Malin sheet 55N 08W Sea Bed Sediments and Quaternary) based on grab samples and shallow core indicates that the development area consists of an extensive rock outcrop with gravelly sediments. wireless camera The majority of the area from Fair Head to Torr Head falls under the category of “Shallow course sediment plains”. This description refers to an area of seabed characterised by course sediments with strong currents.
As defined in Notice to Mariners No 17, The North Channel wireless camera Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS), under the authority of the International Maritime Organisation wireless camera (IMO) lies within the vicinity of the development site. The Rathlin Island Ferry operated by Rathlin Island Ferry Ltd provides nine daily crossings between Rathlin Island and Ballycastle on the mainland.There are no Marine wireless camera Environmental High Risk Areas (MEHRA) within or adjacent to the development site.
Water depths have been determined from Admiralty data, the British Geological Survey Map Data and detailed bathymetric survey of the waters around the north coast undertaken as part of the Joint Irish Bathymetric Survey (JIBS). wireless camera Depth varies from 25 to 130m LAT the seabed characterised with a steeply sloping gradient to around 50m from the headlands out to around 1km. The gradient levels off into the North Channel to around 120m out to around 4km.
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