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Rampion Meet the Buyer Event February 2015
Rampion Project Update
Chris Tomlinson, Rampion Development Manager
Presentation Overview :
1. Key milestones to date
2. Final project design
3. Construction
4. Operations & maintenance
5. Supply chain - maximising local content
6. Skills training and education
7. Indicative project timetable
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1. Key project milestones, to date
2010-11: Formulating draft proposals
• Engineering & environmental surveys and environmental impact assessment inform
early draft proposals for statutory and community consultation
2012: Consultation
• Combined total of 20 weeks, 14 public exhibitions, 4,700 people, 1,500 responses
2013: DCO submission and examination
• Onshore and offshore design changes following consultation responses
• March: DCO submission
• July 2013 - January 2014: DCO Examination including 14 public hearings
2014: Consent granted
The Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change granted consent for Rampion,
the first wind farm of the south coast of England, 16th July 2014
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2. Final project design - offshore
• 116 turbines
• Hub height 84m / Tip height 140m
• 13-20km off Sussex coast
• 400MW installed electrical capacity
• 72km2 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 of CO2
• Supply equivalent of over 290,000
homes, more than 4 in 10 homes in
East & West Sussex, Brighton & Hove
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Final project design - onshore
Landfall at Brooklands, East Worthing
27km long cable route
Buried underground for entire route
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
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3. Construction - Offshore
• Up to 3 year construction period commencing Q4 2015 / Q1 2016
• 250-300 jobs in the workforce during offshore construction
Project Management Facility for construction located at Newhaven Port:
• Provides portside availability, flexibility of space and ease of access to site
• Offers continuity throughout construction into operation
• Temporary portakabins until O&M base is complete
• Newhaven hub of activity creating up to 40 jobs and utilising local vessels
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Construction - onshore
Cable route
• 2 year construction commencing Q2 2015
• 60-100 in workforce during onshore construction
• Ducting installation method
• Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) roads & railway
• Tailored construction methodology for Tottington Mt
Onshore substation
• 2 year construction commencing spring 2015
• 40-60 in workforce during construction
• Civil/enabling, electrical build & commissioning
• Transforms power up to 400kV and conditions power
prior to entry into transmission system
• Max height (transformers) 10.5m tall
Construction programme overviewActivity
Financial close
Foundation installation
Cable installation
2015 2016 2017 2018Milestones
Construction activity
Electrical installation
Commissioning
Turbine installation
O&M activities
Onshore construction
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Minimising the impacts of construction - DCO Requirements
• DCO includes Requirements (similar to planning conditions)• Includes suite of management plans to reduce impact on local community:
Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP)• Developed with, and for approval by WSCC Highways, Highways Agency• Includes HGV routes, wheel washing, limiting access points,
• Communications with local interests (e.g. Lancing Business Park)
Construction Environment Management Plan (CEMP)• Includes controls for construction activities, e.g. noise management measures
• Addresses invasive species and soil management techniques
Ecology and Landscape Management Plan• Details of ecological mitigation and enhancements (e.g. habitat creation)• Specific species method statements (e.g. Birds, Bats, Reptiles and Badgers)• Full arboricultural assessment and retention of high value trees
Archaeological Written Scheme of Investigation• Methodology for minimising impact to unknown archaeologyPublic Rights of Way Strategy• Mitigate impacts to users/communications plan (incl Brooklands)
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Raising community awareness of construction
Construction Communications Plans (for onshore stage)
• Identify and inform communities of construction details to continue good relations and
ensure construction is sensitive to needs of local communities. Plans to include:
• Map showing area of works;
• Description of works, potential impacts and activities and proposed mitigations;
• Due start date and duration of works;
• Lead contractor’s details;
• Provision of notifications regarding exceptional working hours;
• Proposed communications, e.g. engagement with parish councils and interest groups to disseminate information
• Project Liaison Groups and Local Liaison Group (onshore substation
• Community information events along the cable route
• How to find out more information, e.g. website, phone and email services
• Complaints procedure
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4. Operations & Maintenance
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)
• Creating opportunities for indirect local employment in the form of up to 30 support
service contracts and other local expenditure
• Creating up to 65 full time, permanent jobs
Operation Base development process:
2014 - in discussions with Lewes District Council
regarding the planning process
2015 - design proposals
2016 - construction commences
2017 - O&M base complete (used for PM)
Operations Facility at Newhaven
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5. 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)
Key local suppliers encouraged to register on database at:
www.sussexwindenergy.org.uk
Intended as supplier “search portal” for the project and contractors
Details of supplier database was provided in all tender documentation
• Three focused Meet the Buyer Events in 2015 - opportunities for subcontracts:
• Onshore cabling & substation, 5th February, Shoreham
• Offshore balance of plant, April TBC
• O&M, June TBC
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Supply Chain - maximising UK and local content
Robin Rigg Case Study
• Independent audit by BVG Associates on our last non-JV offshore project
• 32% of capital value was retained in the UK, 12% in the region, despite turbines (representing over half of capex), unable to be sourced in UK
• 86% of O&M expenditure in year 1 was retained in the UK, with half benefitting Cumbria itself
Rampion Capex - targeting 30% UK content of circa £1bn
Potential contractors encouraged to identify proposed UK & local suppliers
UK bidders were invited to tender for supply of monopile, substation jacket, cables and staging port
Contracts already placed with local suppliers (met mast, geotech, vessels, PR)
Highlighting interest in local suppliers to landowners (along cable route)
Rampion Opex - targeting 85% UK content over 25 years
Commitment to local recruitment for bulk of 60 permanent jobs
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6. Skills training and education
2 Wind Turbine Maintenance Apprentices a year for the
first 3 years of Operation
Agreement with turbine supplier to train 38 technical staff
on site
Commitment to focusing recruitment in the local area,
with specific advertising Campaigns in Sussex
Support for Newhaven University Technical College
Exhibited at Worldskills Careers Fair, Brighton to 1,685
students
Working with Sussex EBP to identify possible ‘feeder
schools’ for Rampion jobs and placements
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7. Indicative project timetableYEAR PERIOD MILESTONE
2014July Consent decision awarded from Secretary of State (DECC)
Autumn Final project design announced
Ongoing Finalise mitigation documents, work with appointed contractor & WSCC to discharge DCO requirements
2015 Q1 First lead contractors appointed
Spring Onshore construction expected to start
Q4 Operations Base construction expected to start
2016 Q1 Offshore construction expected to start
Q3 Operations Base expected to be complete
2017 Q1 First turbines start generating electricity
2018 TBC Rampion fully commissioned & generating electricity