The Crown Estate has signed agreements for lease for six off-shore wind projects, including a huge wind farm off the Welsh coast. The site off Wales, named Mona, has been secured by a partnership between BP and German energy firm EnBW. But put together, the sites have the potential to generate enough renewable electricity for more than seven million homes.
The other wind farms are set to be located off the coasts of Cumbria and Lancashire, while three are located in the North Sea off the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coasts. Mona is a 1,500MW project, planned for the north-east of Anglesey. It is considerably larger than the 160-turbine Gwynt-y-Mor project off the coast of Conwy, which is a 576MW scheme.
The lease agreements mean developers can now further progress their plans for projects which have the potential to make a major contribution to delivering sustainable, renewable energy for the UK, as well as the UK Government’s target of 50GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030, North Wales Live reports.
