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Wales gets second largest offshore wind farm

04 December 2008

Approval for the world's second largest offshore wind farm has been received by a renewable project off the coast of North Wales.

Npower Renewables' 750 megawatt proposal will be one of four wind farms which will create enough energy to power the equivalent of 680,000 homes and will establish the North Wales coast as a "powerhouse for renewable energy", according to Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband.

He added: "The UK must clean up its energy supply to fight the damaging effects of climate change and more wind power will help us do this.

"The UK is leading the world in offshore wind and the developments off the coast of North Wales will help keep us front runners."

Some 250 wind turbines will be built at the Gwynt y Mor Offshore Wind Farm, which will join the 30 already operational at North Hoyle and the 25 already running at Burbo.

Rhyl Flats, which will have 25 wind turbines, is in the second half of its construction phase.

According to the British Wind Energy Association, there are already 2,388 operational wind turbines in onshore and offshore projects in the UK, which are responsible for 7,172,850 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions reduction a year.

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