Floating technology allow turbines to be placed 35km-60km offshore in much deeper waters
The project ran into trouble towards the end of last year as energy giant Shell pulled out despite previously striking a deal with Simply Blue Group that saw it take a 51 per cent stake.The company did not provide a reason for its decision to pull out, but some stakeholders blamed delays in setting up a new State agency to approve offshore wind farms.
The report describes the key elements of the project, the baseline conditions and sensitivities of the environment likely to be affected by the project, and the studies and assessments proposed. Work on the project began in 2020 and a programme has been undertaken to identify and assess the site and boundary selection for each element of the infrastructure including offshore site, cable routes, onshore landing locations and substation locations.Val Cummins, project managing director, said: “We are committed to engaging with all our stakeholders and communities at each stage of the project and we would encourage stakeholders to participate in the consultation of the scoping report.
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