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Northconnect Konsesjonssøknad 2018 1 NORTHCONNECT KONSESJONSSØKNAD 2018 2018 NORTHCONNECT KONSESJONSSØKNAD LIKESTRØMSFORBINDELSE MELLOM NORGE OG STORBRITANNIA Januar 2018 DEL A NorthConnect KS 2 NORTHCONNECT KONSESJONSSØKNAD 2018 FORORD NorthConnect søker med dette om anleggskonsesjon etter energilovens § 3-1 for å etablere en sjøkabel mellom Storbritannia og Norge. NorthConnect har tidligere (juni 2017) søkt om utenlandskonsesjon, etter energilovens § 4-2. Den søknaden beskriver den samfunnsøkonomiske analysen av forbindelsen og er tilgjengelig på NVEs hjemmesider. Søknad om anleggskonsesjon samt de tilhørende konsekvensutredningene, er utarbeidet i henhold til kravene fra utredningsprogrammet fastsatt av Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat (NVE). I Norge søkes det om ilandføring i Sima i Eidfjord kommune i Hordaland. En egen oppsummering av de samlede konsekvensene av tiltaket er gitt i konsesjonssøknaden. I tillegg henvises det til fagutredningene for de ulike temaene. Fagutredningene er vedlagt denne rapporten. I tillegg kan de lastes ned fra NVEs nettsider. NorthConnect leverte i 2013 en konsesjonssøknad med to ulike tilknytningsalternativer (Sima og Samnanger). Grunnet endring i lovverket ble denne ikke tatt til behandling. Nåværende søknad bygger på søknaden fra 2013, men alternativet med tilknytning i Samnanger fremmes ikke. Videre er de ulike tekniske løsningsalternativene mer utførlig beskrevet og tilhørende konsekvensutredninger er oppdatert. I tillegg er det gjennomført nye og mer omfattende rassimuleringer i Simadalen. Disse medførte at lokaliseringen av omformerstasjonen i Sima ble endret for å unngå økt flombelastning på Statkraft sitt anlegg i samme område. Søknaden er nå oppdatert med endret lokasjon. I søknaden er det beskrevet ulike egnede tekniske løsninger, men valg av endelig løsning vil først kunne foretas når kostnadsbildet foreligger. Valgt løsning vil derfor ikke være klart før bindende tilbud foreligger. Konsesjonssøknaden med konsekvensutredning oversendes NVE for behandling. Høringsuttalelse skal sendes NVE. Kristiansand, Januar 2018 Tommy Løvstad Daglig leder NorthConnect KS NorthConnect KS 3 NORTHCONNECT KONSESJONSSØKNAD 2018 NorthConnect KS Kjøita 18 4630 Kristiansand www.northconnect.no NorthConnect KS 4 NORTHCONNECT KONSESJONSSØKNAD 2018 INNHOLD SAMMENDRAG ...................................................................................... 8 1. GENERELLE OPPLYSNINGER .................................................. 12 Anleggets beliggenhet ............................................................... 12 Opplysninger om søker .............................................................. 13 prosjektutviklingskostnader ........................................................ 15 Eier og driftsforhold ................................................................... 15 fremdriftsplan ........................................................................... 15 Tillatelser og andre formelle forhold ............................................ 16 Søknad etter Energiloven ........................................................... 16 Søknad etter Havenergiloven ...................................................... 16 Søknad etter oreigningsloven ..................................................... 16 Konsekvensutredninger iht. plan – og bygningsloven ..................... 18 Reguleringsplaner iht. plan – og bygningsloven ............................. 18 Andre nødvendige tillatelser ....................................................... 18 Verneplaner – dispensasjon fra vernebestemmelser ...................... 19 Luftfartshindre .......................................................................... 20 Berørte grunneiere og rettighetshavere........................................ 20 Utenfor territorialgrensen ........................................................... 20 Avtale med systemoperatør (Statnett) ......................................... 20 Nettilkknytningskrav mot det norske transmisjonsnettet ................ 21 Regionale planer ....................................................................... 21 Kommunale planer .................................................................... 21 Andre planer ............................................................................ 22 2. UTFØRTE FORARBEIDER ........................................................ 23 Tidligere Konsesjonssøknader ..................................................... 23 Tidligere studier ........................................................................ 23 Forarbeider og informasjon ........................................................ 23 Forhåndsuttalelser .................................................................... 25 Konsekvensutredning ................................................................ 25 3. BESKRIVELSE AV ANLEGGET ................................................. 26 Begrunnelse for tiltaket.............................................................. 26 Teknisk beskrivelse av anlegget .................................................. 27 Overordnet beskrivelse av anlegget ............................................. 27 Teknisk beskrivelse av anlegget .................................................. 34 Anleggsgjennomføring ............................................................... 42 Miljø- transport- og Anleggsplan ................................................. 44 Sikkerhet og beredskap ............................................................. 45 Teknisk og økonomisk vurdering ................................................. 47 Kostnadsestimat ....................................................................... 47 Samfunnsøkonomisk analyse ...................................................... 48 4. VIRKNING OVENFOR ANNEN STAT ........................................ 49 Valg av tilknytningspunkt i Storbritannia ...................................... 49 Plansystemet i Skottland ............................................................ 49 Konsesjonsprosess for Landanlegg i Peterhead ............................. 50 Konsesjon for sjøanlegg og likestrømskabel til likeretterstasjonen ... 50 Grunneieravtale ........................................................................ 50 Nettilknytning ........................................................................... 51 Oversikt over tilatelser ............................................................... 52 NorthConnect KS 5 NORTHCONNECT KONSESJONSSØKNAD 2018 5. VIRKNINGER FOR MILJØ, NATURRESSURSER OG SAMFUNN . 53 Arealbruk og luftfart .................................................................. 54 Støy ........................................................................................ 54 Magnetfelt ................................................................................ 55 Landskap og visualisering .......................................................... 59 Landskap ................................................................................. 59 visualisering ............................................................................. 60 Utslipp, avrenning og drikkevann ................................................ 63 Sysselsetting og verdiskapning ................................................... 63 Fiskeri og havbruk ..................................................................... 64 Friluftsliv og ferdsel ................................................................... 65 Kulturminner og kulturmiljø ........................................................ 66 Landbruk ................................................................................. 67 Naturmangfold .......................................................................... 67 Reiseliv og turisme .................................................................... 67 6. AVBØTENDE TILTAK .............................................................. 69 7. OFFENTLIGE OG PRIVATE TILTAK ......................................... 72 8. INNVIRKNINGER PÅ PRIVATE INTERESSER .......................... 73 9. KART ..................................................................................... 74 10. REFERANSER ......................................................................... 79 Appendix A Vurdering av Alternative tilkoblingspunkter for NorthConnect VEDLAGTE DOKUMENTER 1. Vedlegg til del A: Utredningsprogram og understøttende informasjon 2. Del B: Konsekvensutredninger NorthConnect KS 6 NORTHCONNECT KONSESJONSSØKNAD 2018 FIGUROVERSIKT Figur 1-1 Oversiktskart over aktuell trasekorridor for NorthConnect .............. 12 Figur 1-2 Aktuell trasekorridor for NorthConnect ........................................ 13 Figur 1-3. Ervervskart anlegg Simadalen. .................................................. 17 Figur 3-1 Prinsippskisse over likestrømsforbindelse mellom Norge og Skottland27 Figur 3-2 Sjøkabeltrase fra Peterhead til Sima ........................................... 27 Figur 3-3 Sjøkabeltrase, innløpet til Hardangerfjorden. ............................... 28 Figur 3-4 Sjøkabeltrasé til Sima ............................................................... 29 Figur 3-5. Skisse av situasjonsplan Sima, med hovedelementer av omformerstasjonen indikert. ............................................................................................................ 30 Figur 3-6. Skisse av situasjonsplan Sima. Inkludert omformerstasjon, anleggsrigg, utvidelse av Sima transformatorstasjon, luftspenn og kabelkorridor for likestrømskabel. ... 31 Figur 3-7 Fotomontasje, skisse av omformerstasjonens plassering i Sima
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