Introduction

• Eneco has been granted the rights to apply for

permission to develop an offshore wind park.

• This will be located off the Dorset and Hampshire

coasts and to the west of the Isle of Wight.

• The Company is looking to develop around 30 per cent

of the allocated area, which will provide at least 900MW
of capacity or enough renewable power for over
600,000 homes.

• The final design, layout and ultimate capacity will be

determined only after comprehensive consultation.
Who is Eneco?
Eneco Wind UK Ltd is a
subsidiary of the Dutch utility
Eneco BV. It is one of the
largest energy companies in
The Netherlands and serves
two million domestic
customers and businesses.
Eneco’s head office is based in Rotterdam,
and its UK office is located in Leamington
Spa. The Company already owns and
operates 29 wind parks including:
• 120MW Prinses Amaliawindpark in
The Netherlands
• 17MW Tullo Wind Farm in Scotland
• 51MW wind park is in development on
the Lochluichart Estate also in Scotland
Round 3 zones
In support of the UK’s renewable energy targets, a significant
increase in renewable power generation is required and a
large part of this should be through wind energy.
To allow the UK to develop more wind energy,
areas of the seabed have been released for
development by The Crown Estate. This process
has been named ‘Offshore Round 3’. The two
previous rounds (1 and 2) saw more than twenty
wind park sites identified, several of which are
now operational and you may have seen them in
the news eg Thanet and Kentish Flats.

Round 3 development will be completed in nine

zones, including Zone 7 ‘West of Isle of Wight’.
The other zones include:
Zone 1 – Moray Firth Zone 5 – Norfolk
Zone 2 – Firth of Forth Zone 6 – Hastings
Zone 3 – Dogger Bank Zone 8 – Bristol Channel
Zone 4 – Hornsea Zone 9 – Irish Sea
The wind parks in these zones are being planned and
constructed by other developers.
Zone 7:
West of the Isle of Wight
The Crown Estate awarded
the area, currently known
as Zone 7, to Eneco. This
was after consultation
with stakeholders and the
completion of a Strategic Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO.
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All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey License number 0100031673.

Environmental Assessment
• This project will deliver UK-sourced, clean
by the Department of Energy
and efficient energy, making a valuable
and Climate Change (DECC). contribution to national carbon reduction
and climate change targets

• Over the next three to four years, Eneco

will carry out surveys, environmental
assessments and full consultation with
key parties. It is expected that the wind
park will be operational in 2018
Consultation process
This exhibition is the first of three consultation events,
which are to be held by Eneco about the development
of the wind park.
The aim of this event is to provide on where wind turbines should be located
information about the early stages of the within the allocated area.
planning process. This is called the Zone
Appraisal Process (ZAP), which Eneco is At the second event, Eneco will provide
undertaking to select which areas of the information on which area of the Zone has
Zone will be developed. The event will also been selected for development and there
be used to find out local residents opinions will be more detailed plans to examine.
This will also include details on where the
Planning stage Consultation event cables from the turbines will be brought
Sharing views on where wind
onshore and connected to the National
Zone Appraisal Process
turbines should be located Grid. You will be able to comment on these
Planning application and View and collect plans at the next event.
environmental impact comments on more
assessment detailed plans
The third event will provide information on
Submit planning
application
Present final plans
and give feedback
the final plans and application submitted.
We will provide feedback on how your
Ongoing consultation: internet, telephone, email, letters and meeting views have influenced the final plans.
Zone Appraisal Process (ZAP)
Environmental factors
Archaeology
Ecology
Unexploded ordnance
Engineering factors
Aggregate extraction
Ground conditions
Water depth

Proposed
project(s)

Economic factors Stakeholder factors

Wind speed Aviation
Oil and gas Telecommunications
Onshore links and Poole Harbour access
infrastructure MoD activities
Wind speeds
Wind is obviously one of the main factors which Eneco will be
considering when deciding where to locate wind turbines.
The amount of power that can be
produced by a wind park depends on
average wind speeds and the extent to
which they vary over the year.

The wind speeds identified will affect

the type of turbine chosen, as turbines
are constructed to be suitable for use at
different wind speeds.

Wind speeds across Zone 7 are very

similar, but are slightly faster to the
south west.
Visualisation
Wireframe
Photomontage
This figure illustrates how a 5MW turbine
at differing distances from the coast
might appear to a person standing near
the shoreline. The distances illustrated are
those shown by the concentric rings in the
figures on the ‘Landscape features’ panel.
The image has been produced according
to standards endorsed by government and
nature conservation and landscape bodies.
To be viewed 870mm (34.5" ) from this board to provide
an accurate representation of appearance.
Geophysical data
In Zone 7 there are various
types of soil, rock, chalk
and gravel, which make up
the seabed.
The methods used to construct the wind
turbines will be affected by the geology
of the seabed. Different types of
foundations will be used to fix the
turbines to the seabed and will depend
upon the underlying geology. Possible
foundation types include: Gravity base
foundation; Jacket foundations;
Monopiles and Tripod.

Changes in the slope of the seabed will
also affect the choice of foundation types
and how they are constructed.

Source: OWEC
Landscape features
1 2
Figure 1 shows the distance to the Zone
from both the coast and inland areas. their high landscape value, eg National
The concentric rings around the Zone are
spaced every 15km (9.3 miles) out to 60km
(37.2 miles). From many places, even
those near the coast, it is important to
understand that turbines may not be visible
because of hills, buildings, woodland or
even the curvature of the earth.
3
Figure 2 identifies areas designated for
Parks, and their distance from the Zone.
Figure 3 shows areas designated for their
cultural heritage value, eg National Trust
sites, and their distance from the Zone.
The concentric ring spacing is the same
across all figures.
Birds
The Zone has been surveyed
from a boat on a monthly
basis since November 2009
to assess how seabirds use
the area and move across it.
These three figures summarise the results
of initial surveys and show total numbers
of all birds, as well as those of auk species
(guillemot and razorbills), petrels and
shearwaters. These species have been
highlighted by consultees, such as RSPB
and Natural England, as being of particular
interest. Surveying activity will continue
until October 2011.
Shipping and sea users
An initial assessment of shipping activity will be prepared to
support the planning application.
This will contain:
• information on chartered boats
• data on other sea users
• feedback on the consultation undertaken
This image shows Automated Identification
System (AIS) data collected over two
separate fortnights. This data is used to
assess commercial boat activity close to
Zone 7 and considers guidance provided
by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency
(MCA).
Further work will also be completed to
prepare a Navigational Risk Assessment
(NRA). This will examine current and future
navigational activity and includes:
• assessment of search and
rescue facilities
• information on pollution risks and how
to respond to them
• safety management
Construction Ports
One or more ports will be
required to support the
construction of the offshore
wind park.

Typically, these will be required from

approximately a year before offshore
construction commences (to allow for
preparation works) and through the whole
construction phase (3 years+). • quays capable of supporting loads of
The Port will support foundation, turbine
and cabling operations. The following
characteristics would be looked for in a
typical construction port:
• deepwater access/berths
• high land demand (20 acres+)
foundation/turbine components and
associates cranes
• land/services availability for offices and
welfare facilities
• good onshore transport links
(road/rail/air)
• availability of marine services – tugs,
bunkering, diving, repair etc
O&M Port
The Operations &
Maintenance (O&M) Port will
be a smaller operation than
the construction port but
active over a longer time span.
The Port will be used to support the
maintenance of the wind park, which
is mainly centred on the wind turbines,
and also the substations, cabling and
foundations. The Port will be required
from approximately 2017/18 for a period
of up to 25 years. It is envisaged that the
O&M Port will bring long term employment
benefits to the area.
The following characteristics would be
looked for in a typical O&M port:
• manageable distance/transit time
to wind park
• 24 hour access
• berthing for access vessels
• land/services availability for offices,
welfare and storage facilities
• good onshore transport links
(road/rail/air)
• availability of marine services – tugs,
bunkering, diving, repair, training etc
Ports summary
• At this stage of the project it is too early to confirm
which ports will be used, but the charts on the previous
panels show some potential options.

• As part of the development process more details on the

project’s port requirements will be issued. All interested
ports and harbours will be invited to participate in the
assessment phase.

• It should be recognised that final decisions on port

facilities cannot be taken until the construction methods
and supply chain have been finalised.
Where should the
turbines be located?
• So that we can take into consideration the local
community’s views on the location of the wind
turbines, we would like people attending this event
to complete the response sheets provided.

• We would like you to place a sticker on the map

provided, to indicate the preferred location within
the Zone. We will then use this information as part
of the Zone Appraisal Process (ZAP).
What next?
We are currently undertaking work to decide which part
of the Zone to develop.
Following this decision we will be Following this second event, we will
investigating locations for cables and develop final plans for the wind park and
onshore infrastructure (eg substations). begin to undertake the completion of an
This will ensure the energy generated Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
by the turbines can be transferred to An EIA examines the environmental,
the National Grid. economic and social impact of the
planned proposals.
Once we have decided which locations
will be suitable, further consultation will We expect the next consultation event
be completed so local people can share to be held spring/summer 2011.
their views. At these events we will also
provide information to show how these
locations were identified.