Energy & Environment

Direct seabourn access to power generation projects on Britain’s Energy Coast

Geography of the Energy Coast

The Region of West Cumbria has been identified as being of strategic national importance in the overall plan for developing a sustainable, secure future for power generation in the UK. To this end the Northwest Development Agency (NWDA) has produced a £2 billion master plan which outlines a series of projects which will build upon the existing assets and expertise of the Region to help fulfil this national role and at the same time bring additional benefits to the wider community. While the core activities of the Region are identified as being within the nuclear sector; generation, fuel and waste processing and storage, the plan recognised the need to develop alternative energy sources which can take advantage of the natural resources of the Region, principally wind and tidal power generation systems.

The Region is already home to a number of windfarms including the BOWind offshore facility comprising 30 turbines generating 90MW of electricity. As pressure grows to provide our energy needs in a more environmentally sustainable manner, further initiatives along these lines will undoubtedly come to the fore. Port Millom is ideally located to service the East Irish Sea basin and the coastal plain and the facility’s potential development land of around 10 Ha offers ample scope for the handling and storage of

large turbine structures such as those in place at the BOWind project.

The recent Government review into nuclear power requirements has identified the Region as a possible location for a number of new facilities, among them a new power generation station at Kirksanton, some 2 miles to the north of Millom. Given the relatively poor road network in the Region, Port Millom offers an attractive alternative route for the transport of materials almost directly to the site by sea.

Contact
Lea McMeekin (Managing Director)
01229 771788 or 07713530589
email

Links
Britain’s Energy Coast
Website
 

 
BOWind Project
Website

 

 
PFR Haverigg
Website