Offshore
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London Array Offshore Wind Farm
ABPmer was commissioned by London Array Limited to undertake a study to comprehensively investigate the potential effects on coastal processes of the London Array offshore wind farm, which is the largest scheme of its kind in the world, located in the Outer Thames Estuary. This investigation was an integral component of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) associated with the proposed offshore wind farm development. The results and findings of the overarching EIA were reported collectively in an Environmental Statement (ES). The scheme was granted consent in 2006.
ALSF Database
ABPmer led a study funded under the Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF) to develop an offshore GIS to improve ‘knowledge management’ of marine aggregate research. The project provided a web-based facility to hold a live register of research studies structured as a spatial database and, where available, supplied direct links to research outputs. The database was designed to recognise planned, current and past activities with associated funding bodies and research institutes. The use of GIS was included to provide a means of assisting search facilities and determining geographic marine areas that could be data rich or data poor.
Marine Spatial Planning
ABPmer led the Marine Spatial Planning Pilot (MSP) for Defra to develop practical options for implementing marine planning in the UK. The project engaged with a wide range of marine stakeholders to develop a common understanding of how MSP might be implemented. The findings from the study have informed proposals in the Government’s Marine Bill.
Marine Atlas
ABPmer developed the concept of the UK Marine Renewable Energy Atlas and was subsequently commissioned to deliver the project under the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Strategic Environmental Assessment programme. ABPmer was responsible for capturing and mapping the various data into a Geographical Information System (GIS). The Atlas has become the established reference tool for high-level screening of sites.
The original UK Marine Renewable Energy Resources Atlas, published in 2004, was a great success, attracting a major amount of interest throughout the sector. In May 2008, ABPmer provided the industry with an online GIS version of the Atlas enabling users to interrogate and download datasets, pre-prepared Atlas maps as PDFs and the technical report.