The document provides an overview of the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm project. Key details include: - The project has consent for 450MW capacity and a Contract for Difference for 448MW. - It is located 15km east of Fife Ness in the Firth of Forth with water depths between 45-55m. - Major milestones include initial onshore construction starting in 2016, offshore pile installation beginning in 2020, and generation starting in 2022.

1. THE WIND & SOLAR PEOPLE
Neart na Gaoithe
Scottish Renewables
David Sweenie
Offshore Manager
January 2018

2. Neart na Gaoithe Overview
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Project Capacity
● Consented 450MW
● CfD 448MW
Information
● Located in the Outer Firth of Forth
● 15km East of Fife Ness
● Grid connection at Crystal Rig
● Water depths of between 45 – 55m
Key Dates
● February 2009: MRP was awarded exclusive
rights to develop the site by The Crown
Estate
● February 2010: Grid connection secured
● June 2013: Onshore consent awarded
● October 2014: Consent awarded
● February 2015: Won CfD Contract (£114.39)
● August 2016: Initial onshore construction
● March 2017: End of CfD dispute
● November 2017: End of Judicial Review

3. Neart na Gaoithe Schedule
● The schedule below is considered best estimate and will be finalised in
February 2018.
● Grid connection for NnG is under final discussions, but is expected to be
February 2021.
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Key Milestones - Draft Year
Onshore Construction 2019
Offshore Pile Installation Start 2020
Offshore Jacket Installation 2021
Offshore Cable Installation 2021
Offshore Substation Installation 2021
Offshore Turbine Installation 2022
Generation 2022

4. Neart na Gaoithe Technical Overview
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Up to 54 turbines in new application*
Jacket Foundations
Up to 2
Offshore
Substation(s)
Up to 200 km of cable
220 kV Export Cable
33 or 66 kV Inter Array
Cable
12.3 km of Onshore
Cable
Crystal Rig
220 kV to 400 kV
Substation
*Current application allows for up to 75 turbines*

5. Contracting – Current Thinking
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Balance of Plant (BOP)
Design and Fabricate
• Piles
• Foundations
Installation Services
• Installation Vessel
• Installation of Foundations
• Installation of Turbines
• Installation of Offshore
Substation
Turbines
Turbine Supply
Turbine O&M
Electrical Balance of Plant (EBOP)
Cables
• Array Cables
• Offshore Export Cables
• Onshore Export Cables
Substations
• Onshore Substation
• Offshore Substation

6. Construction Process
Offshore
● Pile Installation Strategy
● Will be confirmed after final Geotech
● Pile installation targeted to start 2020
● Jacket Installation
● Installed on pre-installed piles
● Approximately 75m high structure (50m below
water + 25m above)
● Jacket installation targeted in 2021
● Offshore Substation(s)
● Pile and jacket installation as above
● Installation targeted in 2021
● Cable installation
● Array and Export targeted to start 2021
● Turbine installation
● Installation targeted to start 2022
● Commissioning and Handover
Onshore and Owners Responsibilities
● Early works completed in 2016
● Onshore infrastructure installed in parallel
● Onshore Substation
● Onshore Cable
● Infrastructure crossings
● Directional Drills
● Transition Bay
● Owners Responsibilities For Project
● O&M Base
● Environmental Monitoring
● Health and Safety
● Marine Logistics
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7. Neart na Gaoithe Supply Chain
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● http://www.nngsupplierdatabase.com/