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Energy News: Giant wind farm gets the go-ahead

One of the largest offshore wind farms in the world has been approved to be built off the coast of north Wales.

The 250 turbines of Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm will be built eight miles off the coast, 10 miles away from Llandudno, Conwy.

Gwynt y Môr, combined with three other nearby wind farms, will provide enough green electricity to power the equivalent of 680,000 homes.

It has been approved by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). The wind farm will start to produce power from 2012, subject to consent for onshore electricity works.

Read more...news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/7762242.stm

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news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/7762242.stm

SEE ALSO Offshore windfarm scheme revised 07 Aug 07

|North West Wales Building of windfarm is suspended 28 Nov 08 |

Wales Inquiry call on offshore windfarm 30 Apr 07

| North West Wales Group opposes offshore wind farm 09 Nov 05

| North West Wales Windfarm map unveiled for Wales 12 Jul 05

| Wales Windfarm group seeks royal help 03 May 05| North West Wales Giant

windfarm plan unveiled 18 Dec 03 | Wales

www.npower-renewables.com/gwyntymor/

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