Category Archives: AWJ Updates

Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm: Navigation Buoy Installation

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Jim Andrews

Navigation buoys marking the perimeter of the Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm are due to be installed.  A notice to mariners concerning the installation of navigational buoys at the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Windfarm site has just been issued (here). … Continue reading →

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WHVDC: Wirral Landfall

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Jim Andrews

At the WHVDC information event in February we presented two possible landfall locations for the cable to come ashore on the North Wirral coast: Dove Point (Meols) and Leasowe. These options have now been considered in detail and a landfall … Continue reading →

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WHVDC Connah’s Quay Public Consultation Event

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Jim Andrews

The WHVDC team are holding a public consultation event at Connah’s Quay. The event will be on the 12th July 2011 from 2pm – 8pm at the Town Council Offices, Quay Building, Fron Road, Connah’s Quay, Flintshire, CH5 4PJ. A … Continue reading →

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Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm: Navigation Buoy Installation

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Jim Andrews

Navigation buoys marking the perimeter of the Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm are due to be installed.  A notice to mariners concerning the installation of navigational buoys at the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Windfarm site has just been issued (here). … Continue reading →

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Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm: Project Overview

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Jim Andrews

Work on the construction of the Gwynt y Môr wind farm is due to start next year.  A project overview has just been issued (here). The wind farm will have 160 turbines, and these are due to be installed in … Continue reading →

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Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm: Project Update

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Jim Andrews

Please find attached a draft notice to mariners about this project, to keep you informed of plans for its development (here). In a nutshell, the plans are:- At present – Field survey being carried out by Osiris. Mid July 2011 … Continue reading →

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WHVDC Hunterston Public Consultation Event

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Jim Andrews

The WHVDC team are holding a public consultation event at Hunterston. The event will take place on Tuesday 28th June, from 2pm – 8pm, Seamill Hydro Hotel, 39 Ardrossan Rd, Seamill, Ayrshire KA23 9NB. A full notice about this meeting … Continue reading →

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Gwynt y Môr Windfarm: Spring 2011 Newsletter

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Jim Andrews

The first edition of the “Wind Power News” newsletter has been published this spring.  It contains information about the construction of the Gwynt y Môr windfarm as well as other windfarms in the area. You can view and download the newsletter … Continue reading →

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Gwynt y Môr Wind Farm: Survey Operations on Site

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Jim Andrews

Survey operations that are due to start on the Gwynt y Môr windfarm site on 4th April 2011. The work is due to be carried out by the MV Lia.  She will be towing underwater sensors up to 100m astern … Continue reading →

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SeaGen Consent Application submitted

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Jim Andrews

Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT), in partnership with RWE npower renewables, has today submitted a consent application to install a 10MW array of tidal stream turbines off the North West coast of Anglesey in 2015. The array, consisting of seven … Continue reading →

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