ENVIRONMENTAL
SURVEYS
Extensive surveys were conducted between 2020 and 2022 both onshore and offshore to inform Green Volt project design and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes.
The surveys investigated shipping activity, seabed habitats and ecology, offshore ornithology, terrestrial ecology, onshore ground conditions, land use and a host of other aspects of the environment in which the project is situated.
In 2024 the final engineering and technical surveys will be completed offshore.
Environmental surveys were conducted between 2020 and 2022 both onshore and offshore to inform the project design and EIA processes. These investigated shipping activity, seabed habitats and ecology, offshore ornithology, terrestrial ecology, onshore ground conditions, land use and a host of other aspects of the environment in which the project is situated.
In 2024 the final engineering and technical surveys will be completed offshore.
SCOPING
WORK
Scoping is the process of identifying the key issues in relation to potential environmental effects of the project and is also an opportunity to canvass the views of the local community and key stakeholders. Scoping allows the identification of potential issues at an early stage so that appropriate mitigation measures can be planned as soon as possible into the development. In addition, scoping ensures that Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is proportionate to the key issues identified for the project.
An offshore scoping report was submitted to Marine Scotland for their opinion in November 2021 as part of the EIA process. The scoping report presents the full details of the nature and purpose of the project and its possible effects on the environment and is available on the Marine Directorate’s website –https://marine.gov.scot/data/scoping-request-green-volt-floating-offshore-wind-farm-east-aberdeenshire-coast
A separate onshore scoping report was submitted to Aberdeenshire Council in March 2022.
