50a2a8b2-a802-405c-8901-a212f41b8fcf eng series The Crown Estate mde@thecrownestate.co.uk marinedataexchange.co.uk pointOfContact 2014-08-28 MEDIN Discovery Profile 2.3.8 2010, NaREC, Blyth Offshore Demonstration Site, Scoping Report 2010-12 publication P1160.05.01 Natural Power Consultants were commissioned by the National Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) to produce a scoping report.This scoping document forms part of the consents process. The aim of the document is to inform stakeholder about the proposed development, the consents required and the planned approach to the Environmental Impacts Assessment. For each environmental topic, baseline information is provided, the proposed scope of the aessment in terms of the studies and surveys to be undertaken is discussed and potential impacts of the project which require further investigation are identified, including potential mitigation and monitoring. National Renewable Energy Centre Ltd. Data Controller Offshore House, Albert Street, Blyth, Northumberland. NE24 1LZ Offshore House, Albert Street, Blyth, Northumberland. NE24 1LZ Offshore house, Albert street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 1LZ Blyth NE24 1LZ data.controller@narec.co.uk http://www.narec.co.uk custodian Natural Power Consultants +44 (0) 1644 430 008 +44 (0) 1644 430 009 The Green House, Forrest Estate, Castle Douglas Dalry Scotland DG7 3XS United Kingdom sayhello@naturalpower.com http://www.naturalpower.com/ originator asNeeded Consenting The Crown Estate Renewable Energy Development Phases 2012-05-15 revision 1 Agreement for lease area Onshore area of search Intertidal zone Cable landfall Onshore area of search Geotechnics Magnetics Side-scan sonar Seismic Reflection Hazards to navigation Bathymetry and Elevation Sedimentary structure Acoustic backscatter in the water column Lagrangian currents and transport rates in the water column Sediment accumulation rate Sediment grain size parameters Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in sediment samples Pesticide concentrations in sediment River flow and discharge Sea level Wave direction Wave height and period statistics Wave height estimates Wind strength and direction Wind stress and shear Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents) Water quality bioindicators Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts Fishery characterisation Fish taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed Fish taxonomy-related counts Fish abundance in water bodies Fish and shellfish catch statistics Bird counts Bird taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of surface Bird behaviour Acoustic noise in the water column Cetacean abundance Seal abundance Transport activity Marine archaeology SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2017-10-18 revision 104 Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Marine Environmental Data and Information Network http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx copyright restricted copyright restricted Partrac Ltd was contracted by NAREC to provide two Datawell Waverider buoys and four Acoustic Wave and Current Profilers (AWACs), offshore of Blyth, Northumbria, England. Whilst Gardline Environmental Ltd deployed the equipment for Phase 1, Partrac took over the procedure at the start of Phase 2 and will continue until the end of the survey period (March 2012). http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/pages/terms-of-use.aspx eng biota economy elevation environment geoscientificInformation oceans planningCadastre society utilitiesCommunication -1.27 -1.53 55.10 55.24 2010-12-01 2010-12-01 http://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/search?q=#fq=fq%3DProject%253Amde1dob4466 download https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/86/summary A link to the web service or dataset. https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk A link to the general host site. series The national Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) is proposing to develop the Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstrator Project situated between 1.8km and 13.8km off the east coast of Blyth in Northumberland. The Project proposes the construction of an up to 99.9 MW grid-connected demonstration porject with the capability to house up to 20 large-scale prototype turbines. The facility will be uniques in the global R&D.