Energy resources - Areas of Search refined from offshore wind scoping study 2018
Areas of search (AoS) have been created using a multi-criteria analysis generated constraint map that shows a range of suitability for offshore wind energy locations. This constraint map is the product of overlaying and weighting 20 relevant layers in a GIS. From the least constrained/most suitable areas some broad zones are drawn. These broad areas are then refined into the AoS by investigating the geographic proximity to important offshore activities and issues. The activities considered to refine the footprint of the broad areas were: fishing, shipping, marine nature protected areas and oil and gas installations. These AoS will serve as guidance to developers and planners as to the most suitable sites for further offshore wind developments in Scottish waters. These sites provide a zone where developments will enjoy minimised obstacles to consenting and licensing whilst still benefitting from adequate resource and appropriate environmental conditions. These sites are recommended by Marine Scotland as places where the consenting and licensing process will be streamlined, expedient and efficient as the likely interactions to be encountered by developers have already been considered. Marine Scotland does not oblige developers to occupy these locations but to consider them as the most appropriate sites.
dataset
protocol: WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
description: Download as zipped shapefile on WGS84 datum
function: download
https://marinescotland.atkinsgeospatial.com/nmpi/default.aspx?availablelayers=1646
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description: View layer on Marine Scotland Maps
function: download
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name: energy_resources_offshore_wind_areas_of_search
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Marine_Scotland_FishDAC_12106
eng
OGP
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
economy
oceans
Environment
revision
2008-05-01
Energy resources
publication
2008-06-01
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2.605066
63.88707
54.43328
revision
2010-01-01
There is no appropriate value
2018-01-01
2018-06-12
publication
2018-06-13
unknown
Created from existing collated data sets as described in the scoping study report. Areas of opportunity and constraint were identified from the combined layers and these locations (Areas of Search) are plotted in GIS on the WGS84 datum. Attributes include Area of search ID and area (square kilometre).
ESRI Shapefile
1.0
Contains information from Scottish Government (Marine Scotland) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
no limitations to public access
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pointOfContact
Scottish Government (Marine Scotland)
Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
United Kingdom
+44 (0)300 244 4000
custodian
Scottish Government (Marine Scotland)
Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
United Kingdom
+44 (0)300 244 4000
distributor
Marine Scotland
1B South, Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
United Kingdom
+44 (0)300 244 4000
originator
Scottish Government (Marine Scotland)
+44 (0)300 244 4000
pointOfContact
2018-06-22