npower renewables1 is delighted to announce that it has now submitted its consent applications to the Department of Trade & Industry and National Assembly for Wales to build and operate the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm.
The submission follows 4 days of public exhibitions hosted locally by npower renewables in North Wales and Wirral, where almost 650 people took the opportunity to find out more about the Gwynt y Môr project. The wind farm has the potential to generate enough power every year to supply the average needs of 2% of UK households, whilst preventing the annual release of around 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide gas2 - equivalent to taking approximately 590,000 cars off the road.
Georgia Markwell, npower renewables' project manager for the Gwynt y Môr, said, "We are very pleased to be announcing this landmark moment in the development of this very significant renewable energy project. As well as providing large amounts of clean energy and preventing the release of millions of tonnes of polluting carbon dioxide gas, it is estimated that the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm would create some 120 new jobs during its operational life, the vast majority of which would be in the local area."
npower renewables has been providing information to, and consulting with local people and their representatives for over a year about the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm, and will continue to communicate with communities in North Wales and the Wirral following submission of the consent applications.
The application for consent to build and operate the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm is accompanied by the Environmental Statement3 which contains the findings of the Environmental Impact Assessment undertaken for the project.
For further information contact:
- Judith Roberts, Campbell Sampson Limited
T: 0151 236 6605
- Sara Alan-Smith, PR Officer, npower renewables
T: 01189 59 2440
Editors Notes
- npower renewables develops and operates both onshore and offshore wind farms and hydroelectric power schemes. Through parent company, RWE npower - a leading UK integrated energy company www.rwenpower.com - it is also co-firing biomass materials in conventional power stations. The company is also actively supporting energy efficiency measures and the further development of wave and tidal power in the UK.
- Carbon dioxide is the main greenhouse gas contributing to global warming and global climate change, and is released by, amongst other things, the production of electricity by burning fossil fuels such as coal and gas.
- Copies of the Environmental Statement will be available to view from week beginning Monday 28th November at:
- Colwyn Bay Tourist Information Centre, Imperial Buildings, Princes Drive, Colwyn Bay, Conwy, LL29 8LF
- Conwy County Borough Council, Bodlondeb, Conwy, North Wales, LL32 8DU
- Denbighshire County Council Offices, County Hall, Wynnstay Road, Ruthin, LL15 1YN
- Isle of Anglesey County Council, Council Offices, Llangefni, Anglesey, LL77 7TW
- Llandudno Tourist Information Centre, 1-2 Chapel Street, Llandudno, Gwynedd, LL30 2YU
- Rhyl Tourist Information Centre, Rhyl Childrens Village, West Parade, Rhyl, Denbighshire, LL18 1HF
- Prestatyn Library, Nant Hall Road, Prestatyn, Denbighshire, LL19 9LH
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, Balliel House, Balliel Road, Bootle, L20 3NJ
- Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, Town Hall, Brighton Street, Wallasey, Wirral, CH44 8ED
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