An offshore wind development within a 4km radius of 53.532°N, 1.065°E.
Budget: £20 – £250 GBP
As a consultant who has been asked to provide an initial “scoping” report on this development, so the
the client can decide whether to proceed to more in-depth studies.
• Approximately estimate the available resource at the location given using publicly available
information. Give information on the number and type* of devices you would use to achieve
this, the capacity of each, their spacing, and an example layout. Show your calculations, and
give the reasoning behind your choices.
• Assess the factors that may affect site selection and viability for this development, and
describe the ones you judge to be significant. Explain why others are not significant. It would help if you
considered the following:
• Other sea users (including other renewable energy developments)
• Spatial factors (e.g. distances to ports or cable landfalls, proximity to grid connection)
• Information on any government support available for the project
• Environmental interactions (but do not attempt a full EIA scoping. Assume another
consultant will be doing this. You might like to mention any high-level matters like
protected or designated areas, etc., but it should not be the main focus of this report)
• Give a brief summary/conclusion, including a recommendation as to whether this location is
promising enough for further study.
Present your work as a consultancy-style report for your client, including an Executive Summary of
one page or less.† An Executive Summary should give enough information that a busy executive can
read this page and understand what you have done and what you have found – so it should include
your most important results and conclusions.
the client can decide whether to proceed to more in-depth studies.
• Approximately estimate the available resource at the location given using publicly available
information. Give information on the number and type* of devices you would use to achieve
this, the capacity of each, their spacing, and an example layout. Show your calculations, and
give the reasoning behind your choices.
• Assess the factors that may affect site selection and viability for this development, and
describe the ones you judge to be significant. Explain why others are not significant. It would help if you
considered the following:
• Other sea users (including other renewable energy developments)
• Spatial factors (e.g. distances to ports or cable landfalls, proximity to grid connection)
• Information on any government support available for the project
• Environmental interactions (but do not attempt a full EIA scoping. Assume another
consultant will be doing this. You might like to mention any high-level matters like
protected or designated areas, etc., but it should not be the main focus of this report)
• Give a brief summary/conclusion, including a recommendation as to whether this location is
promising enough for further study.
Present your work as a consultancy-style report for your client, including an Executive Summary of
one page or less.† An Executive Summary should give enough information that a busy executive can
read this page and understand what you have done and what you have found – so it should include
your most important results and conclusions.