2011, Cathie Associates, Blyth Demonstration Site, Conceptual Engineering Assessment

The consenting process which is required to allow the wind farm development to proceed is currently underway, led by Natural Power. As part of this consenting process the environmental impacts of the potential foundation options at Narec require consideration as part of Rochdale Envelope within the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Narec have commissioned Cathie Associates (CA) to undertaken the “Concept Engineering” section of the Rochdale Envelope. Cathie Associates have completed a high level assessment of the potentially suitable foundation types.