Offshore staff
LONDON — A statutory consultation has started for the Morgan and Morecambe offshore wind farms’ transmission assets in the East Irish Sea, according to bp, and will continue thought Nov. 23.
Local communities and interested parties are invited to review the current proposals and submit feedback. The consultation will focus on the proposed substation locations, the offshore and onshore cable routes, the preliminary Environmental Information Report, and all work undertaken so far.
The cables will connect to the existing National Grid Penwortham substation in Lancashire, northwest England.
A joint venture between bp and EnBW Energie Baden-Wurttemberg is developing the Morgan offshore wind farm, while Morecambe is a joint venture between Cobra and Flotation Energy. Their combined potential power generation is about 2 GW.
Both sets of co-venturers are collaborating to connect their developments to the national grid. The joint project will comprise permanent and temporary infrastructure including:
- Offshore infrastructure including offshore export cables, offshore substation platform(s), interconnector cables and a Morgan offshore booster station;
- Landfall works between Mean Low Water Springs and the transition joint bays, including the offshore and onshore cables, inter-tidal working area and landfall construction compound(s), and temporary and permanent access;
- Onshore infrastructure from the transition joint bays to the electricity transmission network connection. This includes onshore export cables to the two new substations, temporary construction compounds, and onward connections to the Penwortham substation; and
- Areas for biodiversity net gain, enhancement and/or mitigation, including permanent access for operation/maintenance of those areas.
While the projects are closely linked, bp expects the two projects to submit their own development consent orders, with applications set to go forward in 2024.
10.12.2023
