Review of Cabling Techniques and Environmental Effects Applicable

Review of Cabling Techniques and Environmental Effects Applicable to the Offshore Wind
Farm Industry – Technical Report
Acknowledgements
This report was prepared by consultants from Royal Haskoning and BOMEL
Ltd. The principal contributors from Royal Haskoning were Dr Samantha Vize,
Christine Adnitt, Robert Staniland, Julia Everard, Alec Sleigh, Rod Cappell, Sean
McNulty and Dr Martin Budd. From BOMEL Ltd, the principal contributors were
Ian Bonnon and John Carey.
This report has benefited from assistance from Adrian Judd at the Centre of
Fisheries, Environment and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS). The authors also wish
to thank the following consultees:
Natural England (Louise Burton, Victoria Copley, Keith Henson, Sarah Soffe and
Michael Young)
English Heritage (Dr Chris Pater)
Countryside Council for Wales (Dr Sarah Wood)
Joint Nature Conservation Committee (Zoe Crutchfield and Andrew Prior)
These consultees have assisted in providing comments on the principles of
the study via correspondence. Their citation here does not indicate current
agreement or support of the study outputs.
The research leading to the publication of this report was funded by:
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Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform; and
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
The project was managed by Dr John Hartley of Hartley Anderson Ltd on behalf
of the Department Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
The Target Audience
This report is intended to provide technical details on subsea cable installation
techniques and associated potential environmental effects, particularly relating
to the offshore wind farm industry. It aims to inform wind farm developers (and
their consultants), stakeholders and regulators during the Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) stage and consents process.