Offshore wind energy
Based on our long time experience in the onshore wind energy sector, over the last few years we got involved in the offshore wind energy development in Poland. We support the conceptions of the development of the entire sector, as well as we prepare studies concerning the specific offshore wind farm projects, ordered by the first Polish and foreign investors and developers.
Our offer includes services concerning support in preparation of the offshore wind energy projects at the stage of the procedures required in order to obtain the permission for artificial island construction and the environmental decision. This concerns the offshore wind farm itself and the necessary power transmission infrastructure.
Within the scope of the offshore wind energy AOS cooperates with the Maritime Institute in Gdansk and the Polish Wind Energy Society in Gdańsk and BBM Offshore (Poland).
The range of our offer includes
At the stage of applying for the location decision
- location analysis and conception for the offshore wind farms and the related transmission infrastructure
- location conceptions for the offshore grid corridor, entry point to the shore and connection to the National Grid
- analyses of the environmental and spatial location conditions studies
- identification of stakeholders in the location proceedings
- analysis of the social conditions of the project implementation
- preliminary environmental impact assessment
- assumptions for the environmental monitoring program and analyses
- consultation with the administrative authorities and social partners
- preparation of the applications for the permission for artificial islands construction
- preparation of the application for the location of the offshore infrastructure
- delivery of the required documents, expertise and opinions
- participation in the procedure of formal approvals and consultation
- preparation of the complementary documentation and participation in the decisive procedure
- consultation at the stage of formulating the regulations of the location decisions
At the stage of applying for the environmental decision
- preparation and consultation of the project’s preliminary assumptions for the realization of the offshore wind farms based on the regulations and guidelines of the location decision
- preparation of the application for the environmental decision for the offshore wind farms and the necessary offshore and onshore infrastructure
- consultation and agreements concerning the scope of study, measurements and monitoring required by the administrative authorities at the stage of getting the environmental decision
- preparation of the program for environmental monitoring and analyses
- preparation of a program for hydrotechnical, hydrogeological and hydrographical studies and measurements
- coordination of the study, measurements and monitoring program realization
- supervision of the preparation of the external expertise, analysis and opinions
- environmental impact assessment reports
- participation in the formal approvals and opinion making procedures of
- organization and conducting of the required local consultations
- consultation at the stage of formulating the regulations of the environmental decision
At the stage of applying for the grid connection conditions
- detailed conception for the location of the transmission grid and the necessary electric infrastructure
- securing the right to the marine/onshore area needed for the location of the power infrastructure elements
- comprehensive coordination in the administrative proceedings for the location decisions and the land development plans
- supervision of the preparation of the external expertise, analysis and opinions concerning environmental and location issues
- preparation of the documents for the application for the grid connection conditions