Figure 1.1 and the onshore cable route is shown in Figure 1.2. Details of the landfall and the converter station location are shown in Figure 1.3.
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The DCO application for the proposed East Anglia THREE project would include all the windfarm elements as well as associated development relating to offshore and onshore electrical transmission works that are deemed necessary for its construction and operation and for the transmission of power to the National Grid.
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During the offshore cable corridor selection for East Anglia ONE provision was made for the installation of export cables from two further windfarms. The proposed East Anglia THREE project would therefore utilise a portion of the offshore cable corridor identified for East Anglia ONE as well as the same landfall location and entire length of the onshore cable route to Bramford substation in Suffolk, where the project is proposed to connect to the National Grid.
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Through its DCO application, East Anglia ONE has requested the option to lay ducts along the onshore cable route within which the cables for the proposed East Anglia THREE and East Anglia FOUR projects may be installed at a later date. This is subject to the ducts being consented as associated development.
10. The EIA and therefore this PEIR assess two scenarios:
Scenario 1- Use of pre-installed ducts for installation of cables, already applied for by East Anglia ONE Limited as part of its DCO. This scenario is dependent upon ducts being consented as associated development as part of the East Anglia ONE DCO; and
Scenario 2- The installation of East Anglia THREE cables using open trenching together with installation of ducts for the proposed East Anglia FOUR project as part of a standalone application.
1.3 The Developer and Project Team 11.
EAOW is a joint venture owned 50:50 by ScottishPower Renewables (UK) Limited (SPR) and Vattenfall Wind Power Ltd (VWPL) and has been created for the development of the East Anglia Zone as part of The Crown Estate’s Round 3 process. East Anglia THREE Limited (EATL) has been incorporated in order to develop the proposed East Anglia THREE project.
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ScottishPower Renewables is part of Iberdrola, one of the five largest European electricity companies by market capitalisation and the world leader in operating wind energy. It has operations in almost 40 countries with more than 14,000MWof installed renewables capacity. In addition to a strong global onshore portfolio
Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014
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