BEALBWSC East Anglia Ltd

Snetterton Renewable Energy Plant

Community Newsletter - Winter 2015

We would like to welcome you to the first in a series of community newsletters for the Snetterton Renewable Energy Plant. We hope our newsletters will keep you up to date with our project, the construction activities which are taking place and provide information on some of the questions you and other community members are asking.

Our project is one of nearly 60 biomass energy plants operating, under construction or being developed across the UK, using a variety of different biomass’ to generate electricity. All these projects seek to protect the environment by generating clean and safe forms of power from renewable sources which will never run out. Even more importantly, renewable energy produces little or no waste products such as carbon dioxide or other chemical pollutants, so it has minimal impact on the environment. We are anticipating our renewable energy plant will be ready to open in spring 2017 and will generate just over 44MW of green electricity by burning straw, which is enough to supply 82,000 homes and save 300,000 tons of CO2 every year.

Project Timeline*

Who are we?We are BWSC East Anglia (BEAL) and we are the project developers. We are a company owned by a joint venture of Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S (BWSC) and a Danish infrastructure fund managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners K/S. For more information please look at www.bwsc.dk and www.cipartners.dk.

We have contracted BWSC to build and operate our renewable power plant. They are a leading building contractor and operator of biomass, medium & large scale diesel and gas based power generation systems. Their experience and expertise ranges from all aspects of plant design to refurbishment, operation and maintenance, as well as financing.

The project was originally developed by Iceni and ECO2, and we were lucky enough to be able to buy

the project from them about a year ago. This means we weren’t able to build a strong relationship with you and our other neighbours through the planning process, but we look forward to doing this as our project progresses and we become part of your community over the next 20 years.

What’s happening now?Some of you will know that we have already begun building our renewable energy plant, starting with the construction of the foundations for the buildings at our site off Chalk Lane near the A11 junction at Snetterton. The first phase of building is due to finish at the end of this year and we would like to thank you for your understanding during this time. We try and find the best balance between minimising any disturbance caused and completing the work as quickly as possible, so you are not affected for too long.

* Tentative/Indicative project timeline for information purposes only – subject to change.

Snetterton Renewable Energy Plant

Community Newsletter - Winter 2015

Colin Jones – General Manager, BWSC North Lincs Limited T: 07928 496380 E: COJ@bwscnorthlincs.co.uk

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We also have six separate construction crews working between Snetterton and Diss who are laying underground ducts along the route of our export cable. When this is finished the underground electric cables will transport the energy we generate into the local electricity grid for use across the region. We don’t actually own the cable, but are laying it on behalf of UK Power Networks who you may know better as the Electricity Board; they own and maintain electricity cables and lines in the area. They will adopt and own this cable themselves, once it’s in place.

What’s happening next?Our cable route construction crews will continue to work on installing the electric duct that will carry the cables. The cable route is just over 11.5 miles long and runs along roads or in verges beside the road. The route will run from the construction site generally in a south easterly direction. It leaves the site off Chalk Lane and passes under the A11 just north of the Snetterton interchange along Heath Road and joins Quidenham Road near The New Eccles Hall School. The route continues along Quidenham Road, under the River Wittle in the village and on towards Kenninghall, after passing through the village it continues along Church Street, through Dam Green and onto Fersfield Road, Wood Lane, Kenninghall Road, Common Road and Darrow Lane. The route passes to the east of Bressingham Common and then joins Snow Street and Brewers Green Lane. On the outskirts of Diss the route is along Roydon Road and Croft Lane. The end of the cable route is at the electrical substation on the south side of the A1066 Park Road in Diss. During the brief periods we are working outside your house or business we will look to minimise disruption and ensure you are able to move in and out whenever you need to.

To make things as quick and simple as possible we first lay ducting and then install the cable by pulling it through these ducted sections. Burying the ducting first allows us to disturb only short sections of the road at a time and we use traffic lights to control the traffic flows, the cable itself can then be pulled through the ducting system in sections swiftly and efficiently. This will make sure that cable laying takes place as quickly as possible with only minor disturbance to the roads.

BEALBWSC East Anglia Ltd

Colin Jones – General Manager, BWSC North Lincs Limited T: 07928 496380 E: COJ@bwscnorthlincs.co.uk

Erection of the steel buildings that house our renewable energy plant has started and we will soon start assembling the power plant components. These will be delivered along the agreed routes so look out for some unusual loads as they pass by.

As many of you know we have submitted an application to the Environment Agency seeking permission for our project to discharge the thoroughly cleaned water used at our plant in to the River Thet. Our original plan was to discharge this cleaned water into the main sewer but unfortunately there are no suitable access points. To ensure we found the next best solution for both the local environment and the community, we carried out a full assessment of all the alternative options for the quality and quantity of the water to be discharged. We then consulted with the Environment Agency before submitting our application.

We are confident that our solution will not have any adverse effects on the people, plants and animals that live nearby or indeed in the river itself. Although the initial public consultation on the process is now closed, there will be a further opportunity for you to comment if you would like to, once the Environment Agency have published their draft decision.

Cable Route2015 2016 2017

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1

Onsite enabling works Delivery of main components to site

Testing & commissioningCable route works

On site components assembly First synchronisation•

Gridconnection

•First

steam test

•First

power

•

Who do we work with?Due to the nature of our project we work with a varietyof agencies to ensure we abide by the environmental and statutory restrictions placed upon us. These include for example working closely with Breckland District Council and South Norfolk District Councils over planning and licensing matters together with The Environment Agency and Natural England over permitting and consenting issues.

What are the benefits to your local community? We are a new industry in your community and we want to make sure we work with you to create as many positive benefits as we can. We bring with us new job opportunities and will employ locally, regionally and nationally whenever we can. We currently have around 100 people working on site, 95% of which are from the UK and as the construction period continues we are expecting this to peak at about 300. It is our policy to use qualified local sub-contractors for construction work although sometimes specialists and supervisors might have to come from further afield.

Once our plant has begun generating renewable energy it will provide around 30 permanent jobs in Operation and Maintenance, as well as further jobs in fuel transportation.Wherever possible we will use qualified local employees. Contracts are already in place with local farmers, whose surplus straw will help to power the biomass plant for the coming decade, bringing further investment into the local and regional economy.

We are also committed to a policy of ensuring that our renewable energy plant co-operates with local schools, colleges and universities for educational purposes, offering training and also tours of our power plant for school classes or others that might have an interest in what we are doing.

We bring other benefits to the area as we spend money locally on things like catering, office supplies, taxis and house rental, all of which supports the economy and local businesses. We also buy as much of our construction material locally as we can, including things like pipes and concrete. Our experience from other projects suggests that having up to 300 people working on a site provides significant spend in the local area.

How can we work with you?We know that for our project to be really successful it has to work for you and your community as well. It is important for us to build strong relationships which help us to communicate effectively with you, listen to your points of view and work together to ensure our project creates the best positive impact for everyone who lives and works in the area. To achieve this we will do our best to ensure you have all the information you need about our project, what we’re doing and when, as well as publicising business, training and employment opportunities when they are available. We also need you to talk to us, ask any questions and tell us of any challenges you have so we can always do our best to work alongside you. We have set up a dedicated point of contact for you to do this and want to encourage you to get in touch and stay in touch as our project progresses.

We are committed to being part of your community for at least the next 20 years and want to work with you throughout that whole period to ensure our renewable energy plant not only works for the environment but more importantly is a success in our community.

If you would like to find out more about the Snetterton Renewable Energy project and partners please visit www.snettertonbiomass.com where you will also be able to subscribe to receive regular updates and future editions of this newsletter via email.

So for anything you need please contact:

Colin Jones General ManagerBWSC East Anglia Ltd.

Telephone: +44 (0) 7739 658529

E-mail: info@bwsceastanglia.com

Published by BWSC East Anglia Ltd - December 2015