Hornsea Three consent and SWL’s kittiwake towers
In July 2020, the Secretary of State issued a ‘minded-to-approve letter’ to Hornsea Three, which outlined that the proposed kittiwake compensatory measures submitted to the Planning Inspectorate did not contain sufficient evidence to give the required level of confidence that the proposed approach could be successfully applied to compensate for the level of impact to […]
Submit expression of interest in SWL’s kittiwake towers
SWL are seeking expressions of interest from wind farm developers who would be interested in independently or jointly contributing to one or more kittiwake tower deployments. Wind farm developers are invited to express interest by submitting a short form here. Developers targeting a 2023 or 2025 CfD are particularly encouraged to make contact as a […]
‘SWL completes game changing kittiwake IROPI compensation tower designs’
In 2019 Shoney Wind Ltd (SWL) independently set out to devise a technically feasible kittiwake compensation mechanism which would be acceptable to statutory nature conservation bodies and satisfy technical, safety and engineering standards within the wind industry and meet requirements of IROPI (“imperative reasons of overriding public interest”). Following a global review of mitigation and […]
SWL joins Quaybridge Team for Round 4 and Scotwind
Nathalie Stevenson of Shoney Wind has exclusively joined the Quaybridge team for the upcoming England and Wales offshore wind leasing round “Round 4”, and the Scotwind leasing round. Quaybridge was established by Everoze and is comprised of veterans of the offshore wind industry who bring decades of experience to offshore wind development. Having worked as […]
Pre-commencement consent compliance complete at Blyth Offshore Demonstrator
EDF-ER are able to commence construction of the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator (BOD) due to Shoney Wind’s management and coordination of consents and compliance. BOD will install five innovative offshore gravity-based foundations using a new ‘float and submerge’ installation method – a world first for the offshore wind industry. In addition, BOD will be the first […]
Bumper year for offshore wind farm Due Diligence
In the last 18 months SWL have completed 7 due diligences of UK offshore wind projects covering environment and consents, including Development Consent Orders (DCO’s) and Marine Licences and Section 36 Electricity Act consents. Four of these were for the Green Investment Bank. Six of the due diligences were investor due diligence with the seventh […]
Canoeing the River Wye in aid of Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust
Nathalie Stevenson the Director of Shoney Wind canoed 100 miles of the River Wye in aid of Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust. Acorns provides end of life care for young children. Nathalie said ‘Around 30 people took part on various days, but only 4 people completed the full 100 miles from Glasbury to Chepstow. Myself and […]
Ornithology Services Contract for the Inyanda Roodeplaat Proposed Wind Farm
Shoney Wind completed an ornithology services contract for the Inyanda Roodeplaat proposed wind farm, Eastern Cape, South Africa for Inyanda Energy Projects (Pty) Ltd. In collaboration with Ecology Consulting, Shoney Wind completed a review of baseline data and data collection methods, and carried out quantitative collision risk modelling as part of an ornithological impact assessment […]
SWL assist EDF-ER in successful offshore wind farm bid
Shoney (Seonaidh) Wind Limited was commissioned by EDF-Energy Renewables to provide offshore wind due diligence services and provide bid support for a strategically important offshore wind farm project in the North East of England. The offshore assets were put on the market by The Crown Estate in order to secure a developer capable of delivering […]
Strategic consultancy services to coastal regions focussing on capacity enhancement
Shoney (Seonaidh) Wind Ltd and Sustainable Seas Ltd are working together to provide strategic consultancy services to coastal regions focussing on capacity enhancement of coastal planning for nearshore and offshore renewables development. The Directors of the two companies have a long history of collaboration on natural resources projects. Joint services include institutional strengthening and support, […]