EON get green light for Humber Gateway offshore wind farm
Plans for one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms has been given the green light by the government.
German energy giant E.ON has been granted planning approval for a 77-turbine wind farm about 5 miles off the coast of Yorkshire in northeastern England. Humber Gateway would be E.ONs fifth offshore wind farm in Britain making it the dominant developer in Europe for wind farms at sea.
The Humber Gateway wind farm will generate enough electricity to power 150,000 homes a year.
E.ON said about 1,000 jobs would be created during construction which was expected to begin within two years.
Once completed, after another three to five years, the project would provide about 30 operational and maintenance jobs.
Energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne said: “Offshore wind not only provides clean, green, secure energy, the investment that comes with it is great for the UK economy too.
“A new wind farm off the Humberside coast will be a further jobs and investment boost for the region, hot on the heels of Siemens’ announcement of plans to develop the port of Hull.”
Michael Lewis, managing director of E.ON’s European renewables business, said: “This is really exciting news for us as we see offshore wind as an important part in the future energy mix of the UK.
“It’s essential that we continue to invest in renewable technologies and this is further recognition of our expertise in the sector generally and in offshore wind in particular.”
The Humber Gateway wind farm is the first offshore scheme to be given consent since December 2008.
Earlier this year, E.ON was granted onshore planning consent for a new substation on industrial land near Salt End, east of Hull.
The substation will connect the Humber Gateway wind farm to the national grid via 19 miles (30km) of underground cable.
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