Eneco has been awarded the right to seek consent to develop the Round 3 offshore wind park zone off the Dorset and Hampshire coastline, known as ‘Navitus Bay Wind Park’. Eneco was awarded development rights following a tendering process launched by The Crown Estate in 2008 to deliver 32GW of offshore wind power in UK waters by 2020. This followed consultation with stakeholders and a Strategic Environmental Assessment by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). For more information about The Crown Estate Round 3 process please click here.
The proposed Eneco wind park is located off the Dorset and Hampshire coast and to the west of the Isle of Wight and covers an area of approximately 723 km2. The water depth ranges from 20 to 50 metres
Over the past year, Eneco has been appraising the area and concluded that a project of between 900MW and 1200MW of capacity could be located in the northern part of the awarded area, a site which covers 76 square miles. This is enough power to supply between 615,000 and 820,000 homes and will offset approximately 1,186,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year. The ultimate capacity and design of the proposed wind park will only be confirmed after comprehensive consultation with all interested parties.
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Over the next two years, Eneco will be working closely with interested parties including statutory consultees and undertaking site-specific surveys prior to bringing forward a development consent application for the offshore wind park. It is anticipated that, subject to obtaining the relevant consents, construction of the wind park will commence in 2016 and it is hoped that the wind park will be fully operational by 2019. For further information regarding the consenting process please click here.
A map of the area selected for development within the zone is shown below:
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