The UK Government has awarded planning consent for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm. Consent for Norfolk Vanguard follows consent for sister project Norfolk Boreas. The decision completes consent for the entire Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone. The 3.6 GW Norfolk Zone boosts Government plans for 40GW of offshore wind by 2030. Both projects in Vattenfall’s proposed Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone have now been approved.The zone will produce enough power annually for the equivalent of 3.9million UK homes, with Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas providing up to 3.6GW of renewable electricity capacity once operational.About the Norfolk Zone 3.6 GW installed capacity £15 million community benefit fund Part of industry plans to create 70,000 jobs by 2026, with 10% of these in the East of England First power expected: Mid 2020s Homes powered equivalent per annum: 3.9 million Amount of CO2 saved: 6 million tonnes per year Equivalent cars removed: 3.2 million Geographical scale of offshore site area: 1,307 km2 Distance of the nearest turbine from the shore: 47 km Length of cabling onshore: 60 km Number of turbines: Between 180 and 312
The UK Government has awarded planning consent for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm. Consent for Norfolk Vanguard follows consent for sister project Norfolk Boreas. The decision completes consent for the entire Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone. The 3.6 GW Norfolk Zone boosts Government plans for 40GW of offshore wind by 2030. Both projects in Vattenfall’s proposed Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone have now been approved.The zone will produce enough power annually for the equivalent of 3.9million UK homes, with Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas providing up to 3.6GW of renewable electricity capacity once operational.About the Norfolk Zone 3.6 GW installed capacity £15 million community benefit fund Part of industry plans to create 70,000 jobs by 2026, with 10% of these in the East of England First power expected: Mid 2020s Homes powered equivalent per annum: 3.9 million Amount of CO2 saved: 6 million tonnes per year Equivalent cars removed: 3.2 million Geographical scale of offshore site area: 1,307 km2 Distance of the nearest turbine from the shore: 47 km Length of cabling onshore: 60 km Number of turbines: Between 180 and 312
