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Ørsted Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm Community Newsletter April 2021 2 Hornsea Three | Meet the team | Project updates | What’s next? | Community engagement Introduction Welcome to Hornsea Three offshore wind farm’s 2021 newsletter. We are excited to update you on how the project is progressing. In this edition, we would like to provide you with an update on During the unprecedented times brought about by the the application for Hornsea Three offshore wind farm, which I coronavirus pandemic, I would like to make clear our am delighted to report was granted consent by the Secretary commitment to the highest standards of health and safety for of State (SoS) for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy our team, our contractors and for the communities we work (BEIS) on the 31 December 2020. within. We continue to progress all of our projects (including Hornsea Two) in a COVID safe way, sharing best practice and While the process was more protracted than we expected, learnings where we have them. This commitment will reach we are confident that the additional work put in by all beyond the end of the pandemic. stakeholders has made the project stronger. We look forward to working and engaging closely with local communities We look forward to engaging with you as we take the project and stakeholders as we develop our detailed plans for the forward. delivery of Hornsea Three, which includes finalising technical design, selecting our supply chain partners and taking a final investment decision (FID). Craig Harwood Development Project Director, Hornsea Three I would also like to introduce you to our new project team members and provide you with an overview of some key project design changes that we have made since we submitted our Development Consent Order (DCO) application to the Planning Inspectorate in May 2018. We will also introduce our proposed communication methods for keeping you informed prior to and during the construction period for Hornsea Three and our proposed methods for feeding benefits back into the local community. Key facts Hornsea Three is located Hornsea Three could generate approximately 121 km northeast enough power to meet the average off the Norfolk coast. daily needs of well over 2 million homes.¹ The turbines are located in the Ørsted is the global leader in offshore array area and will not developing, building and operating be visible from the coast. offshore wind farms, with 12 operational wind farms in the UK alone. ¹This figure assumes a load factor of 42% and a household consumption of 4.1 MWh per year. Source: DECC (July 2015). Hornsea Three | Meet the team | Project updates | What’s next? | Community engagement 3 Introduction Hornsea Three granted development consent On 31 December 2020, the SoS for BEIS granted consent Why is Hornsea Three important? for Hornsea Three. Prior to this decision, the application underwent a thorough and rigorous planning inspection. This Once built, Hornsea Three could have an inspection balanced the need to deliver much needed green operational capacity of at least 2.4 GW, energy at scale for the UK, helping to contribute towards contributing significantly to the UK Government’s the Government’s offshore wind ambition of 40 gigawatts target of 40 GW offshore wind capacity by 2030. (GW) by 2030, while seeking to avoid and minimise potential environmental impacts associated with the project. The clean power generated by Hornsea Three We would like to thank all those who have engaged with the could offset over 128.2 million tonnes of carbon project to date and for the productive discussions, feedback dioxide over its lifetime.² and comments that have helped shape and refine our proposals. Hornsea Three will make a significant contribution We will continue to work closely with all of our towards meeting the UK’s target of hitting net zero stakeholders including landowners, local communities, and carbon emissions by 2050 and in the crucial fight Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) as we take the against climate change. project forward. Our Hornsea offshore wind farm projects N Scarbor ough Hornsea Four Scarborough W E Whitby Bridlington S Hornsea Two KINGSTON UPON HULL Westermost Rough Hornsea One Kill inghome Scunthorpe GRIMSBY Hornsea Three Grimsby Race Bank Skegness Lincs Hornsea Two (currently under construction) Hornsea Three Proposed location of Hornsea Four Operational Ørsted offshore wind farms ²This is based on a capacity of 2.4 GW, a conservative 5-year average load factor for offshore wind of 38.74%, an “all fossil fuels” emissions statistic of 450tonnes/GWh of electricity supplied (BEIS, DUKES, July 2019). Key 1 Landfall 2 Main temporary logistics compound 3 Onshore substation 4 Connection at existing National Grid Norwich Main Substation Hornsea Three cable route Zeebrugge-Kingston upon Hull Wells-next-the-SeaMeetOur onshore theMorston team plans Blakeney 1 Kingston upon Hull-Rotterdam shipping lane Stiffkey Weybourne Sheringham Beeston Regis Cromer Zeebrugge-Kingston upon Hull shippingA149 lane Binham High Kelling Overstrand Field Dalling Aylmerton Wells-next-the-Sea Morston Holt Blakeney West Beckham Stiffkey 1 Sheringham Little Walsingham Weybourne Beeston Regis Cromer A149 Binham High Kelling Overstrand Bessingham Roughton Field Dalling Aylmerton Mundesley A148Holt West Beckham Little Walsingham Bessingham Roughton Mundesley Trunch A148 Melton Constable Trunch Melton Constable Saxthorpe Saxthorpe B1110 HindolvestonB1110 Hindolveston North Walsham North Walsham Stibbard Stibbard Eccles on Sea Aylsham Eccles on Sea 2 Oulton Foulsham B1150 Aylsham 2 Oulton Booton Sutton Foulsham B1150 North Elmham Catfield A1067 Mill Street Booton Sutton Lyng Felthorpe Hoveton North Elmham Wroxham Horning Horsford Catfield Dereham A1067 Taverham Mill Street Drayton Mattishall Lyng Hellesdon FelthorpeLittle Plumstead Hoveton A47 Wroxham Horning Horsford Acle Thorpe St Andrew Shipdham Norwich Brundall The Norfolk Broads B1108 Little Melton Eaton j Dereham Key Taverham 11 Landfall Drayton 3 2 Main temporaryA146 logistics compound Hingham Ketteringham 3 2 WymondhamMattishall 4 33 Onshore substation Hellesdon Little Plumstead Mulbarton 44 ConnectionA47 at existing National Grid Norwich Main Substation 0 5.4 km Hornsea Three cable routeChedgrave Acle B1113 A140 A11 Loddon Thorpe St Andrew Shipdham B1332 Norwich Brundall The Norfolk Broads B1108 Little Melton Eaton j Hingham 3 A146 Ketteringham 4 Wymondham Mulbarton 0 5.4 km A140 Chedgrave B1113 B1332 A11 Loddon Hornsea Three | Meet the team | Project updates | What’s next? | Community engagement 5 Meet the team Kingston upon Hull-Rotterdam shipping lane As Stakeholder Relations Advisor for Hornsea Three, I Zeebrugge-Kingston upon Hull shipping lane will“ be leading the stakeholder engagement activities Wells-next-the-Sea Morston Blakeney before and during construction. I will also lead on Stiffkey 1 Sheringham Weybourne Beeston Regis Imran Nawaz the development of a new Community Benefit Cromer Stakeholder Fund subject to the project taking a positive final A149 Relations Advisor Binham High Kelling Overstrand Field Dalling Aylmerton investment decision (FID). Holt West Beckham Little Walsingham Bessingham Roughton A148 Mundesley Trunch Melton Constable As the Onshore Environment Manager for Hornsea Three,“ my focus will be on striving to improve the way we work with and for the communities we serve. This Saxthorpe B1110 Hindolveston North Walsham Ant Sahota includes improving local content and developing our Stibbard Onshore environmental mitigation as we deliver our plans for Eccles on Sea Environment Aylsham Manager the project. 2 Oulton Foulsham B1150 Booton Sutton North Elmham Catfield “As Offshore Environment Manager for Hornsea Three, A1067 Mill Street I am excited to utilise my knowledge of key marine Lyng Felthorpe Hoveton habitats and species and experience working with Wroxham Horning Horsford Rosy Jones similar projects located within the southern North Sea Offshore to ensure Hornsea Three is developed in a way that Environment Taverham Dereham Manager minimises offshore and intertidal environmental Drayton impact. Mattishall Hellesdon Little Plumstead A47 Acle Thorpe St Andrew Shipdham Norwich Brundall The Norfolk Broads B1108 Little Melton Eaton j “As the Land and Property Manager for Hornsea Three, Key I’m responsible for liaising with any landowners that 11 Landfall are directly affected by our proposed onshore works. Hingham 33 2 Main temporaryA146 logistics compound Ketteringham 2 Ian McKenna Ensuring we have acquired the appropriate rights to Wymondham 4 33 Onshore substation Land and Property build the project and coordinating land access for Mulbarton Manager 44 Connection at existing National Grid Norwich Main Substation 0 5.4 km surveys and eventually construction. Hornsea Three cable routeChedgrave B1113 A140 A11 Loddon B1332 6 Hornsea Three | Meet the team | Project updates | What’s next? | Community engagement Project updates Since submitting our DCO application in May 2018, and through the examination and determination phases, we have continued to refine Hornsea Three’s proposals. Over this period we have worked closely with our stakeholders to further reduce and compensate for potential onshore and offshore environmental impacts associated with the project and are really pleased that we have been able to make a number of significant refinements. Onshore updates Onshore surveys We are set to commence our onshore survey work in 2021, which will continue into 2022. This includes ecological,