SAGB CONFERENCE May 2012

1. Learning To Live Together
Harvesting In Harmony

2. Driven By Passion
Fishing is a way of life not a job

3. The Crown Estate
Is a landowner
Is not a regulator
Is a public body – The Crown Estate Act 1961
Is not part of Government – but works closely with
Government, statutory bodies etc.
Annual surplus is passed to the UK Government
Urban Rural Windsor Marine
Estate Estate Estate Estate

4. The Marine Estate
• 850,000 km2
• 22000km of coast line
• A responsibility to enhance the estate’s value
• Subject to good management and stewardship

5. Energy Business Activities
Gas Storage CO2 Storage
Wave and Tidal Offshore Wind
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6. UK Offshore Wind Programme
Rounds 1&2 including Extensions and Demo’s
• 1.5 GW operational
• 2.6 GW under construction (7 projects)
• 3 projects consented, pre-construction (up
to 0.7 GW )
• 6 projects awaiting consent (up to 2.3 GW)
• 8 projects pre-application (up to 2.9 GW)
Scottish Territorial Waters (STW)
• 5 projects active in pre-application (up to 5
GW)
Round 3
• 32 GW in development
R3 focus is
• Renewable energy targets
• Jobs
 Scale and programme

7. Future Potential: wind
Floating wind: Practical
resource
Technology Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3
GW GW GW
Fixed 70 116 116
Floating 2 33 245

8. UK Wave and Tidal Programme

9. Future Potential
Wave and Tidal
Technology Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3
GW GW GW
Wave 2 5 14
Tidal stream 2 9 21

10. Introduction to wave and tidal energy
Electricity can be generated from ocean waves and tides in several
different ways
Tidal
Wave Tidal stream Tidal range
Waves acting on the sea Flowing tidal waters Water impounded during
surface (kinetic energy) (kinetic energy) tides (potential energy)
Pelamis Wave Marine Current EDF (La Rance)
Power Turbines

11. Pentland Firth and Orkney waters
We have leased 11 projects with 1,600 MW total potential capacity
• UK flagship portfolio of wave and
tidal stream projects
• Located off Caithness, North
Sutherland and around Orkney Isles
• 11 projects with 1,600 MW total
potential capacity
• Developer plans to install entire
capacity by 2020, contingent on
range of factors
• The Crown Estate is investing £5.7m Pentland Firth and Orkney waters
commercial project sites
in enabling actions work to
accelerate and de-risk development

12. Troubled Waters?
Storm force 10

13. Trawling
Single net rig

14. Single Mid-water

15. Twin Rig

16. Beam Trawl

17. Siene Netting

18. Scalloping

19. Crabbing

20. Long Lining

21. Gill & Trammel Netting

22. How much seabed do we use?

23. First Impression of a Fishermans
plotter data

24. How Fishermen See the Seabed

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