05 July 2008
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS)
 
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Offshore: Future Rounds

BERR is conducting a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of a Draft Plan to hold further rounds of offshore wind leasing, offshore oil and gas licensing and hydrocarbon gas storage licensing in UK waters.

For offshore wind leasing, the SEA will cover the UK Renewable Energy Zone and the territorial waters of England and Wales where the water depth is around 60m or less. It does not include Scottish territorial waters or the territorial waters of Northern Ireland.

For copy of the SEA 8 Scoping Report or Synthesis of Scoping responses, please go to the Strategic Environmental Assessment website.

Information on the policy for commercial offshore wind farms is available from the “Future Offshore” document.

Information regarding site leasing arrangements for Round 3 of offshore wind farms, and a copy of the Crown Estate press release launching Round 3, can be found on the Crown Estate (CE) website.

For developers seeking development consents for the construction of electricity generating stations and for overhead lines, please go to the Electricity Development Consents page.

For information on offshore wind farms under construction and those generating electricity for the grid network, please visit the British Wind Energy Association website.

On 18 February 2008, BERR held an Offshore Wind and Transmission Investor Conference to highlight and explain in detail the proposals and significant investment opportunities relating to further competitive rounds for offshore windfarm sites (‘Round 3’) and the regulatory regime for offshore transmission. The conference was aimed at existing and potential investors in both offshore wind generation and related grid infrastructure.

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