Britain Gets Largest Offshore Wind Farm
- May 14, 2009 2:51 AM EST
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The companies involved in its construction - E.ON, Dong and Masdar - will build the farm 12 miles off of the coasts of Kent and Essex on a total seabed area of 90 square miles. Construction will be divided into two phases, the first one comprised of 175 turbines standing 330 feet above sea level, enough to generate 630 megawatts. Once completed, the farm can produce energy that can power 750,000 homes and prevent emission of roughly 1.9 million tons of carbon dioxide. Earlier this year, the London Array project was put into jeopardy when Shell pulled out. It was only through the $800 million aid package provided by the government that the initiative will push through.