including Whitelee (the UK’s largest onshore windfarm) and investment in the emerging marine energy industry, Iberdrola is currently progressing the development of offshore wind throughout the UK, Germany and France, cementing its position at the forefront of the renewable energy industry.


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Vattenfall is one of Europe’s largest generators of electricity and the largest producer of heat. The Parent Company, Vattenfall AB, is 100%-owned by the Swedish state. Vattenfall owns and operates a broad range of assets across Europe from six energy sources – biomass, coal, hydro, natural gas, nuclear and wind power. The company‘s main business interests are in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and the UK. Among Vattenfall’s sustainability objectives is a target to grow faster than the market in renewable capacity by 2020, which aims to accelerate the shift to a more sustainable energy system. Vattenfall sees wind power as a cornerstone of its total energy mix and currently operates five offshore wind farms with more than 800MWcapacity around Europe and an additional 4,000MW in the pipeline. In the UK, Vattenfall owns and operates Thanet, Kentish Flats and Ormonde Offshore Windfarms and is due to start construction of Kentish Flats Extension in late 2014.


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In addition to SPR and Vattenfall, The Crown Estate also participates in the development of the East Anglia Zone as a development partner, co-investing with developers up to the point of consent.


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Royal HaskoningDHV (RHDHV) has been commissioned by EATL as the lead consultant for the East Anglia THREE EIA. RHDHV is supported through the EIA process by a number of additional consultants who are responsible for particular specialisms.


1.4 Purpose of the project 16.


Climate change is a global issue and is widely considered to be caused by the increase of carbon emissions into the atmosphere. Generating and harnessing energy from renewable sources such as offshore wind is one of the solutions available to reduce carbon emissions, whilst answering the challenges of meeting energy demand as part of a balanced energy portfolio.


17. Moreover, if implemented carefully, renewable energy sources can contribute to social and economic development, to energy access, to a secure and sustainable energy supply, and to a reduction of negative impacts of energy provision on the environment and human health (IPCC 2011).


Preliminary Environmental Information May 2014


East Anglia THREE Offshore Windfarm


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