thames hub

UK Infrastructure

Masdar – integrating zero carbon technology in new communities

3

A new economy Saline City – defining new opportunities

Population growth in the UK – where will everyone live?

Department of Communities and Local Government

Population growth in London of 17% in next 20 years

Primary Sector Secondary Sector Tertiary Sector Quaternary Sector

Extraction Manufacturing Services Intellectual Services

(insurance, government, tourism, banking, retail, education)

(manufacturing - construction, light and heavy industry)

1900 1950 1980+ 2000+

(mining, fishing,agriculture)

(IT, R&D, bio and nano, advanced manufacturing consulting, media & entertainment, branding, security)

Predominant Industry

Changing nature of UK employment = changing infrastructure need

Unemployment in the South 6.3%

Unemployment in the North 11.6%

Housing shortage in the South-East

Power

Com

munications

Water

Local

High Speed

Freight

Existing Thames Barrier 1984

Existing Thames Barrier

150% more land protected

New Barrier and Crossing Existing Thames Barrier

Time

100

200

300

400

UK

term

inal

pas

enge

rs (m

ppa)

0

500

600

Today

2000 2005 2010 2020 1995 1990 2030 2015 2025

Projected UK air passenger demand to 2030 – ever increasing…

400,000

Ann

ual M

ovem

ents

(flig

hts)

0

600,000

800,000

Heathrow

200,000

Paris Frankfurt Amsterdam

Sources: BAA, Fraport, Schiphol Group, ADP, ACI

1.5%

26.5% 25.5%

30%

2010 How do we catch up?

Air Traffic Movements – LHR compared to European Competitors

Connections to current major economies – served by Heathrow

Top economies based on GDP

Trading with growing and emerging markets?

Top economies based on GDP Growth economies and emerging markets

Porlamar

Jakarta

Mallam Aminu Kano

Chengdu

Shenyang

Monterrey

Guadalajara

Ekaterinburg Novosibirsk

Guangzhou

Nanjing

Ufa

No direct flights from Heathrow, but direct from European hubs

No flights over London

57db Noise Contour Noise from Flight Path

60% passengers arrive/depart by rail – busiest station in Britain

London Gateway Container Port

Airport Hydropower Array

Thames Estuary Airport Rail Orbital Airport interchange

Airport/ Logistics City Thames Barrier Crossing with Hydropower

Rail Orbital in tunnel

Thames Estuary Airport

New Heathrow – 250,000 people living and working

Residential Commercial University Entertainment/Hotel Special Economic Zone Technology Park

Projected cost

Orbital Rail £20bn

Airport £20bn

Barrier Crossing £6bn

Infrastructure upgrade £4bn

Total £50bn