Eon aims to build new wind farm off the British coast
Eon is continuing to enhance its renewables business with a plan to build a new wind farm 8 km off the Yorkshire coast. The proposed Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm would consist of 83 turbines, generating up to 300 MW of electricity, Eon announced on Wednesday.
The planning process for this project will start in the next few weeks with a series of consultation meetings with representatives from the local fishing industry and local communities.
Paul Golby, chief executive of Eon UK, said: “This wind farm will displace the emission of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide every year, and will make a significant contribution to helping us meet the government’s tough renewable energy targets.”
Eon currently operates 20 onshore and offshore wind farms in the UK. Further parks are also being planned, including the “London Array”, located in the Thames estuary, with a capacity of 1,000 MW. The project is being developed with Shell WindEnergy and Anglo-Danish consortium Dong Energy London Array.
At the beginning of August, Eon acquired the Spanish and Portuguese renewables business of Denmark’s Dong Energy, which is currently generating around 260 MW. At the same time, wind farms generating around 560 MW are being planned, and are to be operational in the next four years.
Eon has earmarked around EUR 3 billion until 2010 for the development of its renewables and climate protection activities. A new Eon company, based in Düsseldorf, will manage this business unit. The utility has committed itself to reducing 10% of its carbon emissions intensity by 2012. KTV
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