Photograph Courtesy of: Alvin Burrows Charlie Project supports Ward Greenbuild 2009 This year’s North District Council’s The wind farm will also participate with a stand, Greenbuild 2009 will be supported by the enabling local people to find out more about takes Shoal project, which has become the construction timetable, ongoing operation a major sponsor of the event. and maintenance activities, local benefits and potential opportunities. This annual event features exhibitors, speakers project and activities and is designed to encourage Greenbuild 2009 will take place once again at Norfolk residents to reduce their contribution Felbrigg Park over the weekend of September to the effects of climate change. Its message 12 and 13, from 10.30am to 4pm each day. of sustainability and energy efficiency is very role much in line with the wind farm’s operations. Last year’s successful Greenbuild event

Charlie Ward has recently been appointed as Project Manager for the Channel Deepening and Outer Stop Press: Jetty Project at Wells Harbour. High interest in public The Sheringham Shoal Suppliers’ Charlie will work closely with the Directory has been published and will Wells Harbour Commissioners and shortly be delivered to the seven main Harbour Master Robert Smith, and and supplier events contractors. It contains details of more is responsible for the procurement than 130 local businesses, and it will provide those contractors with a quick and of all equipment required for the Three public and supplier events were held A presentation was held at stately Blickling easy supply reference guide. channel deepening and new jetty during April and May to give local people the Hall for landowners and their agents to provide as well as overseeing the work opportunity to find out more about the wind an update on the archaeological works, the farm, and enable local suppliers to register an installation methods to be used and the An update is planned for Spring 2010, and through to completion around the any business wishing to be included in that interest in working with the major contractors. timetable. end March of 2010. edition should contact [email protected] More than 230 people, representing a wide Lastly there was an Onshore Works Public Charlie has considerable cross-section of the community, attended Information Day in Aylsham to enable people An artist’s impression of the proposed pontoons at Buxtons Bight experience of the an event in Wells-next-the-Sea to meet with living and working along the cable route to coast and is best known for his the project team, contractors, Wells Harbour meet with the wind farm team and onshore local boat building company, which representatives and Royal Haskoning. The contractors Carillion and Areva. More than Rejuvenation he has been operating for more response to the wind farm - one of North 60 people from retirees and job seekers to Wells Harbour proposal than 40 years. Charlie was also a Norfolk’s biggest ever projects - and the Wells potential suppliers and school children visited. Harbour Commissioner for eight Harbour dredging and new jetty scheme was of Plumstead years, only recently standing down Wells Harbour Commissioners propose to of the vessels’ wash on the sensitive saltmarsh overwhelmingly supportive. to take up his new role. construct an outer jetty at Wells Harbour banks. pond to provide facilities for the vessel transfer of personnel and equipment during the For information about this Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind construction, operation and maintenance of the Timetable of works project, please contact Charlie on Farm has agreed to help fund the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm. email: charlieward.tradboats@ Plumstead Parish Council’s project googlemail.com or telephone: to rejuvenate the overgrown and Early-July 2009 Application and Environmental Statement (ES) The proposed scheme entails the deepening submitted to Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA). 01263 740377. neglected village pond and upgrade

and maintenance of the existing channel and Public consultation period starts (42 days). the adjoining land. jetty area to provide considerably improved August Public consultation period ends. vessel access, as entry to the Harbour MFA licence expected to be issued subject to Parish Council Chairman David is currently restricted by , and the approval of the Environmental Statement. Ramsbotham says the project will October Capital dredging due to start in outer jetty area, construction and operation of a commercial followed by access channel and main channel. provide a haven for wildlife and a tranquil and environmentally friendly jetty to provide safe mooring facilities. Jetty foundations and services to be installed. area for villagers and others to enjoy. February 2010 Piling for pontoons and jetty starts.

The proposed outer jetty would be located in a March Pontoons and jetty to be installed. The Plumstead project consists of sheltered area known as Buxtons Bight, which All capital dredging completed. Outer jetty and has been selected to avoid increased vessel pontoons to be fully operational. dredging the pond, clearing scrub, movements within the inner channel and at the April Long-term maintenance dredging to start as required. providing native water plants and existing main quay. It also reduces the effect shrubs and planting the meadow with wildflowers. Gates, fencing, notice boards and other sundry items will also be erected.

Negotiations with fishermen The work is due to start in September/ October this year and will be organised A meeting was held in early June between agreement to improve cooperation. and managed by the Parish Council representatives of the North Norfolk who will use external contractors. Fishermen’s Society and Wells District Future agreements to be negotiated relate to Shellfishermen’s Association and Scira a survey for unexploded ordnances covering This project was selected to offset Offshore Energy Limited at the office of North the wind turbine site and 200m wide cable some of the disruption the local Norfolk MP, Norman Lamb. This meeting corridor, planned for August this year, and to community will experience as the wind resolved a number of outstanding issues the offshore construction period starting in April farm’s onshore cable route passes including payment for previous surveys and 2010. directly through Plumstead. Wells Harbour Project Manager Charlie Ward Landowner Liaison Officer, Keith Dent (left) discussing the cable route with a visitor to the public exhibition in Aylsham Questions from the New community appointments Sheringham Shoal The project has appointed Issue 2 - July 2009 Einar Strømsvåg to head up the Why can the turbine mechanism long-term Sheringham Shoal not be geared to allow the blades to Offshore Wind Farm NEWSLETTER Operations and Maintenance still turn (albeit more slowly) in high activities that will run out of Wells- winds? next-the-Sea. Wind turbines are developed to produce Einar comes the maximum energy yield at minimum from a cost. Theoretically, it is possible to have position as a wind turbine that always produces Marine Works Senior Vice power: a very high tower and a very President small rotor that rotates in even the Manufactur- Application faintest breeze. ing within StatoilHydro’s submitted for However, the energy yield would be oil and gas very small for such a turbine. Similarly, business a very strong turbine with a very large and has held Wells Harbour rotor would allow maximum power Managing The Marine Works Application required production during a year’s worst storm, Director and Einar Strømsvåg for the Wells Harbour Channel but it would be standing still during the senior Onshore cable work underway at Weybourne Deepening and Outer Jetty project was rest of the year. management submitted to the Marine and roles with other The optimum is in-between these two Fisheries Agency (MFA) under the Norwegian companies and Marine Works Regulations 2007 in extremes: a wind turbine that generates Onshore work started internationally. Einar will be early June. The application is for a quite some power during most of the After nearly five years of planning, public across North Norfolk and Broadland to Salle responsible for all local operations licence under Part ll of the Food and year, a lot during strong winds, and related to the wind farm post- consultation and stakeholder negotiation, work where work will shortly start on building a new on the £1 billion Sheringham Shoal Offshore substation. Environmental Protection Act 1985 and nothing during the worst storms to keep construction. consent under Section 34 of the Coast the turbine affordable. Wind Farm project has finally commenced. increases to 3-5 m/s) and is managed While the start of onshore work is an important Protection Act 1949 for placement of by the wind turbine controller, where the Also recently Drive down to the beach in the tiny North project milestone, the project team is also dredged material and construction of When the wind turbines restart power electronics allow the complete appointed is Norfolk village of Weybourne, or along the focussed on ensuring that disruption and the jetty. during an increase in wind speed Elly Kristine control of the active and reactive A149 coastal road between Kelling and inconvenience to those people living and how are they synchronised with Bjerknes Sheringham, and a team from onshore working along the cable route is minimised. output of the turbine. This controller The application should take between the grid before the circuit breaker/s as Project contractors Carillion plc will be seen at work. 10 to 12 weeks to process during which automatically synchronises the turbine concerned close? Manager for They are starting to create a fenced corridor For any concerns or queries about the cable there is a period of consultation with with the grid. along which the cables transporting the power route works, please contact Carillion Project facilities. She statutory consultees, undertaken by the generated by the wind farm will be buried. Manager, Danny Jones on email: danny. The 88 wind turbines to be used on is responsible MFA, and a statutory 42-day period of What is metres per second in miles [email protected] or via telephone: 0161 the wind farm are Siemens 3.6 MW. for the project Starting from the cliff top at Weybourne Hope, 855 6000. public consultation. per hour and why not use the latter? The electrical concept is the reliable execution the onshore cable will run 22 kilometres a-synchronous, squirrel cage generator phase for Members of the public are able to view without slip rings. The generator is One metre per second (m/s) is equal facilities Elly Kristine Bjerknes the Environmental Statement relating grid connected through a full power to 2.2 miles per hour. The metric including design, to the application in person at the electronic convertor (AC-DC-AC) and measurement is standard for the wind fabrication, installation and Historic Wells Harbour office and also online operates at variable speed, fully de- energy industry globally. completion. Elly has more than at www.mfa.gov.uk. Advertisements coupled from the system frequency. 20 years experience in technical agreement signed notifying people of the consultation If you have a question you would like and project management period have appeared in the Dereham and Fakenham Times. The public The sequence described above is answered in the next Newsletter, please positions within Norsk Hydro and An historic agreement has been signed by consultation period will end on August called the cut-in sequence (wind speed email [email protected] StatoilHydro. the Wells Harbour Commissioners and the developer of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore 19. Wind Farm, Scira Offshore Energy Limited. Anyone with queries about this Contact details and more information The agreement confirms that Scira will use application should contact Chris Adnitt Wells Harbour as its operational base for of Royal Haskoning on email: c.adnitt@ the wind farm for up to 50 years. In line with royalhaskoning.com or telephone: Scira Offshore Energy Limited T: +44 (0) 207 7667777 this agreement, a new commercial jetty with 01733 336576. Statoil UK Ltd F: +44 (0) 207 7667862 pontoons will be constructed and the harbour One Kingdom Street E: [email protected] entrance channel deepened to enable vessel W2 6BD Contact: Sue Vincent, Public Relations and access for an extended tidal window. Queries about Wells Harbour should W: www.scira.co.uk Communications Manager be directed to Harbour Master Robert The document was signed by Wells Harbour Smith on email: harbouroffice@ The Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm is owned equally by StatoilHydro and Statkraft through the joint venture company, Scira Offshore Charles Ebrill [left] and Rune Rønvik Commissioners’ Chairman, Charles Ebrill and wellsharbour.co.uk or telephone: 01328 signing the co-operation agreement Energy Limited. StatoilHydro is the operator for the project during the development phase. General Manager, Rune Rønvik. 711646. Contents: Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 • Charlie Ward takes project role • Project supports Greenbuild 2009 • Questions from the community • Wells Harbour proposals / Timetable of works • High interest in public and supplier events • New appointments • Negotiations with fishermen • Rejuvenation of the Plumstead pond • Contact details