Construction of 1.5 GW farm on Morgan's site granted approval for development
The renewable energy sector in the UK is set to receive a significant boost with the announcement that the joint venture between EnBW and JERA Nex bp has secured development consent for the 1.5 GW Mona Offshore Wind Farm. This project, located in the Irish Sea, is expected to have a capacity similar to that of the Morgan Offshore Wind Farm, currently under development by EnBW.
The Mona Offshore Wind Farm is another project in the Irish Sea, alongside the 1.5 GW Morgan Offshore Wind Farm. Unlike the Morgan project, which has up to 96 turbines, the number of turbines for the Mona project is not specified.
The joint venture secured leases for both project sites in the UK Round 4 leasing at the beginning of 2021. A year later, the developers received electricity generation licenses for both the Morgan and Mona projects.
Sarah Pirie, EnBW's program director for the transformative 1.5 GW Morgan Offshore Wind Farm project, expressed her excitement about the development. She stated that securing the Development Consent Order is a significant achievement and a critical step toward delivering the project to the UK.
Once fully operational, the Mona Offshore Wind Farm is expected to generate enough renewable electricity to power approximately 1.5 million British homes per year. The project will link up with the National Grid's Penwortham substation in Lancashire, starting in late November 2029.
However, the exact date for the start of construction for the Mona Offshore Wind Farm has not been specified in the news article. The application for the project was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate on 24 April 2024 and accepted for examination on 17 May 2024. The article does not mention any specific timeline for the completion of the Mona Offshore Wind Farm's examination process by the Planning Inspectorate.
The Mona Offshore Wind Farm is not mentioned to have any specific connection with the National Grid or other projects in the article, unlike the Morgan Offshore Wind Farm, which is planned to be built off the coast of Cumbria.
This connection will be accomplished through a shared transmission system with Flotation Energy and Cobra's nearby 480 MW Morecambe project. The exact details of this connection are yet to be disclosed.
As the UK continues to strive towards its ambitious net-zero carbon targets, projects like the Mona Offshore Wind Farm are crucial in the country's transition to renewable energy sources. With the Development Consent Order now secured, the developers can move forward with the next stages of the project, bringing clean, sustainable energy to millions of British homes.
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