Westermost Rough
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Westermost Rough Wind Farm is a proposed offshore wind farm
to be located 8km north east of Withernsea
off the Holderness
coast, in the North Sea
, England
. It is being developed by Westermost Rough Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dong Energy
. The farm will stand in water between depths of 12 and 22m and will cover an area of approximately 35 sq km.
In 2007 Westermost Rough Ltd was awarded a lease from The Crown Estate to develop a wind farm at Westermost Rough after Total Energie
who originally won the "Round 2" tendering process, withdrew from the project.
The project includes constructing the wind turbines and their foundations, building offshore substations, installing power cables both undersea and a 15km onshore cable and a new electrical substation required for connection into the UK National Grid near Salt End
, east of Hull
. This work is estimated to take about 2 years.
The wind farm planning application was filed in November 2009 and consent was authorised on 31 July 2011. The application is for between 35 and 80 turbines
with a nameplate capacity of 240 MW. The quantity, type and capacity of turbines will depend on the type available and well proven at the time of construction.
Additionally extinguishment of public rights of navigation will be requested under the Energy Act 2004 for the areas of seabed directly covered by the offshore structures.
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
to be located 8km north east of Withernsea
Withernsea
Withernsea is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and forms the focal point for a wider community of small villages in Holderness. Its most famous landmark is the white inland lighthouse, rising around above Hull Road...
off the Holderness
Holderness
Holderness is an area of the East Riding of Yorkshire, on the east coast of England. An area of rich agricultural land, Holderness was marshland until it was drained in the Middle Ages. Topographically, Holderness has more in common with the Netherlands than other parts of Yorkshire...
coast, in the North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is being developed by Westermost Rough Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dong Energy
DONG Energy
-History:The Danish state company Dansk Naturgas A/S was founded in 1972 to manage resources in the Danish sector of the North Sea. After some years, the company was renamed to Dansk Olie og Naturgas A/S . At the beginning of 2000s, DONG started to extend itself into the electricity market by...
. The farm will stand in water between depths of 12 and 22m and will cover an area of approximately 35 sq km.
In 2007 Westermost Rough Ltd was awarded a lease from The Crown Estate to develop a wind farm at Westermost Rough after Total Energie
Total S.A.
Total S.A. is a French multinational oil company and one of the six "Supermajor" oil companies in the world.Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and production to power generation, transportation, refining, petroleum product marketing, and...
who originally won the "Round 2" tendering process, withdrew from the project.
The project includes constructing the wind turbines and their foundations, building offshore substations, installing power cables both undersea and a 15km onshore cable and a new electrical substation required for connection into the UK National Grid near Salt End
Salt End
Salt End or Saltend is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated on the north bank of the Humber just outside the Hull eastern boundary on the A1033 road....
, east of Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
. This work is estimated to take about 2 years.
The wind farm planning application was filed in November 2009 and consent was authorised on 31 July 2011. The application is for between 35 and 80 turbines
Wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...
with a nameplate capacity of 240 MW. The quantity, type and capacity of turbines will depend on the type available and well proven at the time of construction.
Planning
A number of regulatory consents are required for the construction and the operation of Westermost Rough Offshore wind farm. The key consents applied for are as follows:-- Consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate a wind farm. This will also cover the offshore cables and other infrastructure.
- FEPA License under section 5 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985, concerning the protection of marine ecosystems.
- Consent under section 34 of the Coast Protection Act 1949 in order to make provision for the safety of navigation in relation to the export cables.
- Planning permission under section 90 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, sought as part of the section 36 application, for the onshore elements of the works (“Deemed planning permission”).
Additionally extinguishment of public rights of navigation will be requested under the Energy Act 2004 for the areas of seabed directly covered by the offshore structures.