Humber Estuary to get new national wind power college

The Humber Estuary will become the home of a new National Wind Power College, the government has announced. The initiative is part of a national network of specialised colleges. It is expected that the college will open at the end of 2016, but there are no further details of its cost or location. The...

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Development Consent Order (DCO) for 1.2GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm granted

The consortium SMart Wind welcomes the decision by the Secretary of State to grant development consent for Hornsea Project One. The project is scheduled to commence operation by 2020 when it will become the world’s first gigawatt scale far from shore wind farm. The DCO covers the entire project, including the turbines, offshore and...

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