21/04/2016. Rampion Offshore Wind Farm April 2016

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1 Rampion Offshore Wind Farm April 2016 Presentation Overview 1. Rampion Offshore Wind Ltd 2. Final design 3. Indicative construction programme 4. Onshore construction 5. Offshore pre-construction and construction 6. Operations & Maintenance Base 7. Jobs and suppliers 8. Skills, training and education 1

2 1. Rampion Offshore Wind Ltd. Rampion Offshore Wind Ltd (ROW) now owned by: 50.1% E.ON 25.0% Green Investment Bank 24.9% Enbridge E.ON is construction management company building Rampion on behalf of ROW New branding will appear on our communications in shortly ROW website to be developed 2. Final design - offshore wind farm 116 turbines Hub height 84m / Tip height 140m 13-20km off Sussex coast 400MW installed electrical capacity 72km 2 wind farm site area Inter array cables to one substation Export cable route being finalised Each year in numbers: Generate 1,366GWh power output Offset almost 600,000 tonnes CO 2 Supply equivalent of over 290,000 homes, more than 4 in 10 homes in East & West Sussex, Brighton & Hove 2

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4 Visual representation from Worthing Seafront Promenade Final design - cable route Landfall at Brooklands, East Worthing 27km underground cable route - 12 stages Ducting & HDD methods of installation 2 x 132/150kV circuits 30m working width / 15m easement requiring haul road, topsoil and subsoil storage, and distance between circuits New substation at Bolney connecting to 400kV National Transmission Grid Active engagement with Local Liaison Group on final layout design, seeking to reduce site area, size and scale of buildings and protect hedges and trees 4

5 3. Indicative construction programme 4. Onshore Construction Development Consent Requirements DCO Requirements (similar to planning conditions) includes a suite of management plans to reduce impact on local community: Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP) Construction Environment Management Plan (CEMP) Ecology and Landscape Management Plan Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation Public Rights of Way Strategy 5

6 Substation preliminary works Archaeology hand dig prior to temporary access road construction Creation of bell mouth access from Wineham Lane Weather affected programme to complete access road Cable route preliminary works Ecology works Fencing and gates Hedge removal Site access points 6

7 Cable route preliminary works Drainage ditches Public Rights of Way (PRoW) diversions Traffic lights / stop-go installation where required Managing Archaeology Completed number of archaeological assessments, including: Review of historic information; Geophysical surveys; Targeted trial trenching of identified anomalies and areas of higher potential of archaeological finds During construction: Archaeologist on-site monitoring works and keeping records of findings; Findings will be analysed and the results shared with local historic groups (this could take several months) 7

8 Cable route construction works Topsoil strip Separate topsoil storage Neat and clean lines, tidy site Cable route construction works Trenching machine Ducting (inc fibre optic) 8

9 Cable route construction works 360 digger with V-bucket Cable route construction works Tottington Mount hairpin Successful turfing approach 9

10 Cable route construction works Tottington Mount turf reinstatement after onshore export cable duct installation RSK and SDNPA inspecting turfing reinstatement 5. Offshore construction boundary 10

11 Cardinal buoys to demarcate the site 8 x temporary cardinal buoys during construction, installed December m above water level Morse V light signature Lights seen from approx miles depending on conditions & viewing vessel More difficult to see from south of wind farm, looking north to urban area Picked up on S Band radar within approx. 2-3 miles - recommend plotting for those with X Band radar 2 x permanent buoys to define the boundary Preparing for construction - Offshore Fish ecology surveys Benthic surveys Boulder relocation works UXO surveys and clearance, if required Construction Project Management Facility at Newhaven Port - free standing modular buildings Offshore pontoons and quayside works for crew transfer vessels (in progress). Temporary CTV operation from Brighton 11

12 Boulder Relocation Purpose: 1. Clear seabed for foundation and cable locations 2. Prevent damage to spud cans of MPI installation vessel 3. Prevent damage to cables and cable installation equipment 4. To allow plough skids (cable burial) to operate safely and effectively Nearshore - Merete Chris Boulder relocation deeper water - Pegasus and rock grab UTROV Relocate boulders down to 30cm in diameter Approx. 10,000 boulders to relocate Haphazard relocations to prevent reef Informing fishermen of new boulder locations 12

13 UXO (unexploded ordnance) nearshore - Neptunas 1,000s of potential targets, primarily from WWII Survey and analysis on ultrasonic magnetic targets to discount Remote Operating Vehicle (ROV) identification of remaining targets Divers assessment of last remaining targets UXO deeper water SIEM N-Sea Controlled explosion of remaining targets 16 UXOs at Humber Gateway with 5 controlled explosions 13

14 Rampion Monopile foundation, Verbrugge Port tonnes (varies according to water depth) Transition piece connects to pile flange Transition piece platform 20m above HAT Fabrication Yard Transition pieces (TPs) 250 tonnes Ladder giving CTV access to deck Stored in dry dock, Belgium 84 x 75mm bolts connect TP to tower Turbine towers (above) 14

15 Installation MPI Discovery jack up vessel (above) Departed Teeside to Vlissingen, Netherlands on 8 th January First load out of 3 x foundations and transition pieces, arrived on site end Jan. 12 now installed Monopile hammer 2-4 hours every hours 1,000 T crane to lift monopiles. Self install to 5-10m then lower monopile through gripper Installation Substation installation (right) Four smaller piles into the seabed Cable laying vessel, Stemat Spirit (below) Cables on carousel Array cable trencher 15

16 Export cable lay and bury Saltire and Stemat Spirit (right) 7 anchors and 3,500 tonnes of cable on vessels 40 tonne winch pulls cable from onshore through intertidal zone Cable laying plough (below) Ploughs then pushes cable to a depth of 1metre Crew Transfer Vessels Windcats Start of operations: 11 th January 2016 until further notice High speed: up to 24.1 / 23.4 knots (max / average) Draught: 1.9m Length x breadth: up to 22 x 6.5m Gross tonnage: 40T Operating 2 x CTVs temporarily from Brighton Marina until Newhaven Port quayside works complete 16

17 Offshore construction programme recap Planned 2-2.5year construction period commencing Q Project Management Facility for construction located at Newhaven Port - provides portside availability, flexibility of space, ease of access and continuity Enabling works: September January 2016 First foundation - 16 th January 2016 First turbine - January 2017 Fully operational (month TBC weather pending!) 6. Operations & Maintenance Base Operations Base located at Newhaven Port, to include control room, office, warehouse and quayside infrastructure, benefiting the local economy by: Triggering regeneration plans for NPP (already encouraged new tenants) Operation Base development process: held discussions with Lewes District Council regarding the planning process design proposals and planning application 2015 (Sept) - Lewes DC approves application 2016 (early) - Final design construction commences O&M base complete (used for PM) 17

18 Operations & Maintenance Base 7. Jobs and Suppliers Offshore construction Creating 40 jobs at Newhaven Port (Vestas, crew, engineers) Utilising local vessels (e.g. guard vessels) Offshore workforce of circa 500 Direct supplies of products and services for offshore construction logistics E.ON lead contractors have a number of subcontracting opportunities Onshore construction Onshore cable route construction workforce jobs Onshore substation construction workforce jobs Operations & maintenance Around 60 full time permanent jobs being recruited Jan - Dec 2017 Opportunities for indirect local employment in the form of support service contracts (security, grounds maintenance, cleaning) & local expenditure 18

19 Supply Chain - maximising UK and local content E.ON recognise importance of securing local & UK content for a major project Rampion Supply Chain Steering Group in partnership with local authorities Meet the Buyer Event, Amex, Feb 2014, attracted 300 suppliers (mostly local) Local suppliers encouraged to register on database at: Intended as supplier search portal for the project and contractors Details of supplier database was provided in all tender documentation Contractor contact details and some subcontracting opportunities placed on web portal Three focused Meet the Buyer Events in highlighting opportunities for subcontracts: Onshore cabling & substation, 5 th February 2015, Shoreham Offshore balance of plant, 29 th April 2015, Shoreham O&M contracts, 19 th April 2016, Newhaven - contract awards Q Skills training and education Joint active local recruitment drive with MHI Vestas, only in Sussex - investigating whether Seahaven Maritime Academy suitable to provide training for 24 technicians Engagement with local higher education institutions to encourage applications for 2 x Wind Turbine Maintenance Apprentices each year, for the first 3 years of Operation Commitment to focusing recruitment in the local area, with specific advertising campaigns in Sussex Support for Newhaven University Technical College Working with Sussex EBP to identify possible feeder schools for Rampion jobs and placements Exhibited at Worldskills Careers Fair, Brighton to 1,685 students and Worthing College Recruitment Fair, and Big Bang event at Northbrook College 19

20 General enquiries and complaints Freephone Helpline Website Company Fishing Liaison Officer: Courtney French, Offshore Fishing Liaison Officer: David Guy, Diving Liaison Officer: Tony Woods, Local media Thank you for listening March