COWRIECOWRIEDr Carolyn HeepsDr Carolyn Heeps

Environmental Policy ManagerEnvironmental Policy ManagerMarine EstatesMarine Estates

carolyn.heeps@crownestate.ccarolyn.heeps@crownestate.co.uko.uk

COWRIE COWRIE •Collaborative Offshore Collaborative Offshore Wind Research Into Wind Research Into EnvironmentEnvironment

•Trust FundTrust Fund

£200K £200K

COWRIE MEMBERSCOWRIE MEMBERS

(Courtesy of National Maritime Museum – A Sea of Faces)

Carolyn Heeps (Chairperson)

Jacqueline Gray (Crown Estate)

Alison Hill (BWEA)

David Farrier (Powergen)

Simon Tribe (WestCoastEnergy)

Gareth Lewis (AMEC)

Frances Franklin (CEFAS)

Adrian Judd (CEFAS)

Rowena Langston (RSPB)

Paul Gilliland (EN)

Maggie Hill (CCW)

DTI – vacant

cc. SNH

COWRIE Terms of ReferenceCOWRIE Terms of Reference1.1. to bring together relevant expertise to to bring together relevant expertise to

discuss and prioritise the environmental discuss and prioritise the environmental research needsresearch needs

2.2. to develop and implement a programme to develop and implement a programme of short to medium term generic of short to medium term generic scientific research and supporting studiesscientific research and supporting studies

3.3. to ensure if site-based studies are to ensure if site-based studies are undertaken the research will be undertaken the research will be applicable to the Industry as a whole and applicable to the Industry as a whole and not just the specific sitenot just the specific site

TERMS OF REFERENCE TERMS OF REFERENCE contd…contd…4.4. to identify research required to develop to identify research required to develop

monitoring tools and best practice monitoring tools and best practice techniques techniques

5.5. to oversee the administration of the to oversee the administration of the research programme, funding research programme, funding arrangements and the award of research arrangements and the award of research contractscontracts

6.6. to establish an internet based information to establish an internet based information system to encourage the sharing of system to encourage the sharing of information information

TERMS OF REFERENCE TERMS OF REFERENCE contdcontd7.7. to ensure that the programme of to ensure that the programme of

research, progress reports and research, progress reports and results are disseminated results are disseminated

8.8. to exchange knowledge and to exchange knowledge and information relating to similar information relating to similar initiatives initiatives

9.9. to identify other sources of fundingto identify other sources of funding

WORK PROGRAMMEWORK PROGRAMME• literature review - ongoingliterature review - ongoing

• Maintaining links with other initiativesMaintaining links with other initiatives

• Generic issues identified and prioritisedGeneric issues identified and prioritised

• Project specificationsProject specifications

• Tender processTender process

PRIORITY GENERIC STUDIESPRIORITY GENERIC STUDIES

Noise and Vibration impacts on Noise and Vibration impacts on marine mammalsmarine mammals

Electromagnetic fieldsElectromagnetic fields

• assessment of the assessment of the level of level of electromagnetic electromagnetic fields produced by fields produced by cabling and the cabling and the potential benefits potential benefits of cable burial or of cable burial or shieldingshielding

Bird issuesBird issues• Developing appropriate Developing appropriate

methodologies for methodologies for monitoring (including monitoring (including collision and impact collision and impact assessment)assessment)

• Links between bird Links between bird distribution patterns distribution patterns (feeding and roosting) (feeding and roosting) and benthic habitatsand benthic habitats

Photo from (SEA2)www.habitats-directive.org.ukPhoto from (SEA2)www.habitats-directive.org.uk

NEXT STEPS and SUMMARYNEXT STEPS and SUMMARY

• £200K in Trust Fund as of June 2002£200K in Trust Fund as of June 2002

• Keep DTI informed of our research Keep DTI informed of our research programme: May 2002 call for programme: May 2002 call for proposalsproposals

• Website launch and links with Website launch and links with WindBase: April 2002WindBase: April 2002

• Project specifications by May 2002Project specifications by May 2002

• Tender process: May – June 2002Tender process: May – June 2002

• Contracts commence: July 2002Contracts commence: July 2002