Consent Variation Awarded

regulatory

Blyth Offshore Demonstrator

February 2017

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Event Details

Event Type:Consent Variation Awarded

Category:regulatory

Date:February 2017

Date Precision:month

Event Signals

Positive

Project advancing - milestone achieved

High Impact

Major milestone or critical setback

Regulatory Details

Permit Type:Variations and additional consents enabling installation of gravity-based foundations and discharge of pre-commencement conditions

Description

By February 2017, EDF Energy Renewables, supported by Shoney Wind, had secured multiple new consents and variations to existing approvals for the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator to enable installation of the innovative gravity-based foundations using a float-and-submerge method, completing all pre-commencement consent compliance and allowing construction to start.