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LIVERPOOL CITY REGION OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY HUB CAMMELL LAIRD Gwynt y Môr Irish Sea Zone 9 (24NM) (60NM) Burbo Bank (7NM) Cammell Laird Walney 1 & 2 (55NM) Liverpool Langton River Terminal Dock Sandon (South) Dock Alfred Dock Birkenhead LIVERPOOL CITY REGION OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY HUB Contents Executive Summary 1 Port and Harbour Facilities 2 Fabrication and Engineering Facilities 3 Labour and Skills 4 Location 5 Long Term Vision 6 RWE INNOGY CAMMELL LAIRD In October 2011 RWE Innogy and RWE have also signed an engineering Cammell Laird entered into agreements services agreement enabling the to use areas within its marine base renewables company to use the wealth facility. Starting early 2012, RWE will use of engineering and technical support these as a base port for constructing it’s offered by Cammell Laird to assist with offshore Gwynt y Môr wind farm. The the project. lease agreements are to run for a term Energy Minister Charles Hendry of three years and cover areas totalling Statement: a maximum of 16 hectares and a directly adjacent quay of 230 metres. “I am delighted that the Birkenhead based Cammell Laird will play a central From the Cammell Laird base a total of role in supporting the construction of 160 wind turbine foundation structures, one of the world’s largest offshore wind will be unloaded, pre-assembled, farms at Gwynt y Môr.” shipped and installed at the wind farm site approximately 13 kilometres from “This multi-million pound win for a the North Wales coastline. The Gwynt y British fi rm with a strong pedigree in Môr offshore wind farm with a capacity shipbuilding and engineering shows of 576 megawatts is due to be fully the employment and growth potential operational towards the end of 2014. offered by our cutting edge and rapidly growing offshore wind sector” 4 Executive Summary Introduction Challenges for the Industry 1 An Integrated Hub Solution UK Wide Assets Key Features of Solution Connectivity Long Term Vision Vestas Wind Systems KEY 1 Liverpool River Terminal (South) Base Port installation Harbour 2 Liverpool, Langton Dock Operations and Maintenance Base 3 Liverpool, Sandon Dock Operations and Maintenance Base 4 Birkenhead, Cammell Laird Base Port installation Harbour Heavy Fabrication and Marine Services 2 5 Birkenhead, Alfred Dock 1 LIVERPOOL Operations and maintenance Base 3 5 RIVER MERSEY 4 BIRKENHEAD Inbound Outbound Irish Sea Zone 9 60NM Potential Rail Freight Connection Liverpool City Region Offshore Wind Energy Hub Executive Summary INTRODUCTION Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise established partnerships and integrated Partnership, they form a unique alliance solutions to meet the requirements of Liverpool and its surrounding coastal of capability and capacity to service the developers and manufacturers. region hosts some of the largest rapidly expanding UK and European offshore wind farms in the UK. offshore wind energy industry. There are substantial plots of land available in the Liverpool City Region, With RWE’s recent announcement This document details the assets and which when linked provide an ideal that they will use the Cammell Laird capabilities of the organisations and the solution to the industry supporting both facility in Birkenhead as their base wider City Region for the benefi t of energy West Coast and East Coast offshore wind for installation of nearby Gwynt y Môr, companies, developers, manufacturers development activities. the largest offshore wind project in and the wider supply chain to help inform Europe, Liverpool City Region is now at their investment decision making in this Further key challenges for the industry the forefront of the UK’s offshore wind rapidly expanding market. are funding, affordability and securing industry and a signifi cant global location return on investment. Here Liverpool for offshore wind investment. CHALLENGES FOR THE INDUSTRY City Region performs particularly well. Peel Ports, who operate extensive One of the key challenges is for the Liverpool City Region benefi ts from UK port facilities in Liverpool City Region offshore wind energy industry to secure Government Assisted Area Status. It is on the River Mersey and Manchester large quayside sites with access to a eligible for Regional Growth Funding Ship Canal, are now also a major part skilled labour force and supply chain and Port Infrastructure Funding for of the UK’s offshore industry. Their suited to the combined manufacture, capital investment in installation and Medway Port facility at Sheerness in assembly, operations and maintenance manufacturing facilities. The City Region South East England has been optioned of wind turbine generators. also benefi ts from European Regional by Vestas to fulfi l Round 3 UK contracts, Development Funding (ERDF) to support predominantly on the South and East With land at the ports at Medway and economic growth. Coast of the UK. Hull being optioned by Vestas and Siemens for their respective offshore The scale of investment required to The industry knowledge, expertise and wind hubs, there is a shortage of suitable effectively deliver UK Round 3 wind facilities of these companies taken large sites. farms is substantial. There are extensive separately is impressive. Brought opportunities for further rounds of together with the wider supply chain, As a result, the successful development offshore wind development off the UK’s skills and location benefi ts of the of the offshore wind energy industry in the West Coast that facilities in Liverpool Liverpool City Region through UK is now dependant upon the delivery of City Region are ideally placed to service and provide a longer term on investment. 6 ASSETS AND CAPABILITIES The Liverpool City Region offshore wind rbour O&M M t Ha arin or e B solution is unique in the UK in being e P as as e - able to combine all of the port, land - B P L s ort of oa er n Liv d and fabrication facilities under a single r sto In er I tu ter ce, M po n c n SC ol /L fa Hu , H ,C o common ownership in Peel Group. u , ey a a n s s m d a e h m e am O M T Pe e el P , l u This enables a simple ‘one stop shop’ r & ts o F l t e r rt a L i e o s l A T P C m a n a i s t in r for offshore wind developers, wind y m o s s e u d r T l m , e i b t , e h P m turbine manufacturers and supply F s la l , l o i - s L S b a r e a h t s v l chain operations, logistics providers, i e y r n a P r W d e e r O - d a r i p e D r n n installation businesses and operations R L n r o e a e l d a l N T o h s e l f A g s and maintenance support providers. v , S A o S & , i e , s B L T l s P D t y t r o i i n n G G i i - - c c o o d d o o l l e e s s r r r r s s g It provides the opportunity to fl exibly g o o p p P P r r r r & & e e u u r r - - o o 6 i i w w p p p p e e T T T T S S t t ‘pick and mix’ solution elements in v v e e a a a a i i t t e e r r r r t t o o L L e e s s s s e e r a major Irish Sea wind hub with East r r F r p p a A a g g O O N and South Coast sites and services e B e O I R T ICA under the control of a single port owner C and operator. p a O u m o S f m r s f e G e u s ll &P c g p h Laird and A e n p o i i re P in ly S on ra C ub iti T h s s - a ta an l in tio , Tr o n, Fou ations o - M nd P a ur rin bo e La Ser e - vice Bas Provision - Skills AN INTEGRATED HUB SOLUTION UK WIDE ASSETS KEY FEATURES OF SOLUTION Liverpool City Region offshore wind Liverpool City Region is one of very few energy hub solution provides over 38 UK locations capable of linking East • Immediately available globally hectares of deepwater harbour and and West Coast UK operations into an connected PORT facilities in-river sites and fabrication facilities, effi cient, integrated ports, land holdings, with an established port and non- marine fabrication and supply chain • Marine based FABRICATION marine infrastructure and supply chain, solution. facilities all within a minimum 60NM steaming • Available quayside and nearby distance of the Irish Sea Round 3 The solution detailed within this inland development LAND offshore development zone. document therefore not only provides a West Coast operations hub, but connects • Commonly owned UK WIDE ASSETS an extensive range of UK wide port, These facilities, when combined with in ports, land and fabrication a highly skilled and readily available land and fabrication facilities provided labour force and the lifestyle choices by industry partners Peel Ports, Peel • An extensive current and potential available, deliver a compelling solution Holdings, Cammell Laird and A&P. SUPPLY CHAIN network to the offshore wind industry.