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Metadata: 2021, AECOM, Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme (OWEC), East Coast Grid Spatial Study
Abstract:
AECOM was commissioned by The Crown Estate (TCE), in partnership with National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to consider the spatial context, in particular the constraints and opportunities, which could influence the way in which offshore wind farms could connect to the electricity transmission system along the east coast of England in the future. The study has been commissioned within the context of the current wider policy review being undertaken by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) into how grid connections for offshore wind farms are delivered. The collaborative approach to the study brings together a number of the key organisations that have a strategic interest and role to play in the connection of future offshore wind capacity. At a time when the approach to grid connections is being reviewed with an increased emphasis on coordinated solutions, the spatial context of future offshore wind grid connections is an important consideration which needs to sit alongside economic, social, technology and broader environmental considerations.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 19199 |
| 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. | 2021, AECOM, Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme (OWEC), East Coast Grid Spatial Study |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | East Coast Grid Spatial Study |
| 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. | 6d74e123-58b9-4637-a6ef-5418691bb885 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-3482 |
| 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 | 2021-04-01 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2021-10-26 |
| 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. | AECOM was commissioned by The Crown Estate (TCE), in partnership with National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to consider the spatial context, in particular the constraints and opportunities, which could influence the way in which offshore wind farms could connect to the electricity transmission system along the east coast of England in the future. The study has been commissioned within the context of the current wider policy review being undertaken by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) into how grid connections for offshore wind farms are delivered. The collaborative approach to the study brings together a number of the key organisations that have a strategic interest and role to play in the connection of future offshore wind capacity. At a time when the approach to grid connections is being reviewed with an increased emphasis on coordinated solutions, the spatial context of future offshore wind grid connections is an important consideration which needs to sit alongside economic, social, technology and broader environmental considerations. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | In the context of the UKs ambitious target for Net Zero and the importance of increased offshore wind generation capacity in achieving that target, the potential for spatial considerations to affect the achievement of those targets was identified. AECOM was commissioned by TCE, in partnership with National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), NGESO and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to consider the spatial context, in particular the constraints and opportunities, which could influence the way in which future offshore wind farms could connect to the electricity transmission system along the east coast of England. This collaborative approach brings together several organisations with a strategic interest in the future approach to connection of offshore wind projects. As noted above with reference to the OTNR and Offshore Coordination Project, this study is one of several underway on behalf of governmental, regulatory and industry bodies which review approaches to the connection of future offshore wind development to the transmission system. While the other studies have a focus on technology or cost benefit aspects of different connection approaches, this study considers the implication of spatial constraints and risks. This study seeks to add to the evidence base being established through the parallel studies, enabling development to come forward with reduced consenting risk and potentially more rapidly. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Man-made structures |
| 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 | Energy resources | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 64 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 4 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 47 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -16 |
| 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 | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.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 | AECOM/ENSR | |
| Individual name | David Ritchie | |
| Position name | Technical Director | |
| dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk | ||
| 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-3482/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. | 2021-07-28 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-19 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-02-06 |
| 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 |