energy, nuclear & sustainable power: christopher bowes, nabarro

Pipeline of Power Project Consents

Christopher BowesPartner, Nabarro LLP

28 February 2017

Energy, Nuclear and Sustainable Power

• Introduction• Nabarro Report: Future of Energy – The Balance of Power• National Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2016 – 2021• DCO lifecycle• Projects currently in Pre Application Stage• Projects at Acceptance, Pre-examination or Examination Stages• Projects at Recommendation Stage• Projects at the Decision Stage• Conclusions

Overview

Introduction – who we are

Nabarro LLP is an international law firm with offices in London, Manchester, Sheffield, Brussels, Dubai, and Singapore.

Our practice areas include:•Planning•Environment•Health and safety •Infrastructure•Real Estate•Dispute Resolution•Construction•Corporate and Commercial

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• Launched by Nabarro on 21 February 2017

• Key findings:

– Electricity will be the dominant form of energy supply in the future

– Our transport systems will be forced into using electricity

– Solar will be a dominant form of energy generation across the globe

– 21% is the expected growth in renewable heat use in UK from 2021

– 2.9% is the estimated annual growth of renewables from 2012-2040

Future of Energy – The Balance of Power

• Key findings (continued):

–Significant opportunities for wind still exist in the UK

–There will be growth in on-site power generation and storage

–CHP could offer significant revenue for this with real estate

–UK has untapped potential for energy storage

–Smart meters will manage energy use automatically

–Global rooftop solar PV market expected to grow 11% 2015-2023

Future of Energy – The Balance of Power

• Energy – Key Projects and programmes (as at March 2016)– New nuclear– Gas– Offshore Wind– Interconnectors– Smart meters– Transmission and Distribution

Western HVDC London Power Tunnels

– Policy Milestones – driving down cost of decarbonisation– Projects in Development

Small Modular Reactors Tidal Lagoons

– No mention of fracking…?

National Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2016 – 2021

DCO is the main mechanism for delivering energy projects:

DCO Lifecycle

– Abergelli Power Gas powered power station Swansea

– Alexandra Dock Biomass Project Renewable Energy Project at Port of Liverpool

– Avon Power Station 950 MW output (gas fired) Gas powered power station at Avonmouth

– Bramford – Twinstead Overhead Line (on hold)

– East Anglia One North Offshore Wind farm

– East Anglia Two Offshore Wind farm

– Eggborough 2 GW CCGT power station

Projects currently in Pre-application stage

– Hillhouse Enterprize Zone Power Station Gas fired generating station

– Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm

– Keadby Wind Farm Extension

– Kemsley Generating Station Power Upgrade Increasing capacity from 49.9 MW to 75 MW

– Killingholme Energy Centre CCGT power station

– Mid Wales Electricity Connections Project– Substation and 400 KV connection to grid– Millbrook Power

Simple cycle Gas fired peaking power station 299 MW


– Norfolk Vanguard Offshore wind farm – generating capacity of 1.8 GW

– North Wales Connection 400 KV connection at Wylfa

– North West Coast Connections Project Grid reinforcement

– NuGen Moorside Project New nuclear NB Copeland By election result!

– Oldbury New nuclear 6 GW

– North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network Reinforcement Grid reinforcement


– Seabank 3 CCGT Power Station

– Sizewell C New Nuclear Power Station

– Teeside 850 MW CCGT

– Thanet Extension Offshore Windfarm

– West Somerset Tidal Lagoon– Cardiff Tidal Lagoon– Newport Tidal Lagoon– Wylfa

Newydd Nuclear Power Station


– None– Possible reasons:

Brexit? US Election? Pricing? Cost? Risk / funding?

Projects currently at Acceptance, Pre-examination or Examination Stage

– East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm Up to 240 wind turbines with installed capacity of up to 1200 MW Examination completed 28 December 2016

– Richborough Connection Project HVDC 1000 MW capacity linking UK and Belgium Examination completed 8 December 2016

– Wrexham Energy Centre New CCGT power station with generation capacity of 299 MW Examination completed 19 January 2017

Projects currently at the Recommendation Stage

– Glyn Rhonwy Pumped Storage pumped storage scheme with capacity of 99.9 MW Decision expected end March

– MW Keuper Gas Storage Project Decision expected end March

– North London Heat and Power Project RDF power station of 70 MW capacity Hot off press: decision made on 24 February 2017 (with

modifications)

Projects currently at the Decision Stage

• Projects consistent with National Infrastructure delivery plan, but…– A very small number of projects awaiting a decision (2)– A similarly small number of projects awaiting recommendation (3)– No projects at acceptance, pre-examination or examination stage– A very large number of projects at pre-application stage (29)

• Are developers stalling or are these projects simply very complex?• Will Planning Inspectorate be able to cope?• Is there demand for all these developments?• Will Trump presidency change priorities?• Exciting times ahead….

Conclusions

Contact details

Christopher Bowes

Partner T +44 (0)114 279 4006

M +44(0)7957 450 179

[email protected]

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