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Metadata: 2020, Everoze, The Crown Estate Research, Characterisation of Key Resource Areas for Offshore Wind
Abstract:
The suitability of areas for offshore wind development in the waters off England, Wales and Northern Ireland is the subject of ongoing assessment by The Crown Estate (TCE). In light of: i. the pace of technological change in the offshore wind sector; ii. the potential for future leasing as a response to UK Net Zero; and, iii. TCE’s responsibility to sustainably maximise the value of the seabed it manages, Everoze has been engaged by TCE to develop an updated methodology for characterising Key Resource Areas, reflecting the latest and anticipated future technological developments in the sector, for a deployment date of 2040. A Key Resource Area (KRA) defines areas of seabed suitable for offshore wind development, based on technology availability over a given timeframe. It is not intended to capture other factors that are vital to identifying suitability for development (e.g. other seabed uses, environmental constraints, etc.). These additional sensitivities will be considered in successive stages through further analysis by TCE, building upon the identification of KRA in due course. In the context of a maturing sector, the methodology for KRA identification has moved towards identifying Technology Groups which characterise technical solutions for a given set of physical site drivers. An example of this is a piled monopile foundation (the technology solution) for a given water depth range (the site driver). Furthermore, the assessment has been split into fixed foundation and floating wind, to reflect the significant differences between requirements for these technology classes.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 19072 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | 2020, Everoze, The Crown Estate Research, Characterisation of Key Resource Areas for Offshore Wind |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Characterisation of Key Resource Areas for Offshore Wind |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | 33b0b668-923a-4179-b3cd-9e6d185c9c49 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-2117 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | series |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2020-11-18 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2020-11-18 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | 200 |
| Spatial resolution unit | This describes the unit of spatial resolution which for distance must be metres. | urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001 |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | The suitability of areas for offshore wind development in the waters off England, Wales and Northern Ireland is the subject of ongoing assessment by The Crown Estate (TCE). In light of: i. the pace of technological change in the offshore wind sector; ii. the potential for future leasing as a response to UK Net Zero; and, iii. TCE’s responsibility to sustainably maximise the value of the seabed it manages, Everoze has been engaged by TCE to develop an updated methodology for characterising Key Resource Areas, reflecting the latest and anticipated future technological developments in the sector, for a deployment date of 2040. A Key Resource Area (KRA) defines areas of seabed suitable for offshore wind development, based on technology availability over a given timeframe. It is not intended to capture other factors that are vital to identifying suitability for development (e.g. other seabed uses, environmental constraints, etc.). These additional sensitivities will be considered in successive stages through further analysis by TCE, building upon the identification of KRA in due course. In the context of a maturing sector, the methodology for KRA identification has moved towards identifying Technology Groups which characterise technical solutions for a given set of physical site drivers. An example of this is a piled monopile foundation (the technology solution) for a given water depth range (the site driver). Furthermore, the assessment has been split into fixed foundation and floating wind, to reflect the significant differences between requirements for these technology classes. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | This report has been prepared for The Crown Estate by Everoze Partners Limited (“Everoze”) in accordance with a consultancy agreement dated 15th July 2020 following a competitive tender. The report is provided for information purposes only and no party may rely on the accuracy, completeness or fitness of its content for any particular purpose. The Crown Estate makes no representation, assurance, undertaking, warranty or guarantee as to and accepts no duty, liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, suitability or fitness for purpose of the report including any data, information and analysis contained in it. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Sedimentary structure |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Bathymetry and Elevation | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Wave height estimates | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents) | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Research | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Research and Development Activity | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Utility and government services | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 52.201 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.651 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.751 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 1.201 |
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd | |
| Phone | 02380711840 | |
| enquiries@abpmer.co.uk | ||
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Everoze Partners Ltd | |
| contact@everoze.com | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-2117/summary |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | Once published, there will be no limitations on public access. Data must be used in accordance with the Marine Data Exchanges Terms of Use which can be found on the website. | |
| 21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | Once published, there will be no constraints on access and use. Data must be used in accordance with the Marine Data Exchanges Terms of Use which can be found on the website. |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2021-05-17 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-12 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-02-10 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 3.1.2 |