UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Claire Coutinho has given the go-ahead to Wales’ largest renewable energy investment this decade – RWE’s Awel y Môr offshore wind farm.
The project will be located alongside the operational 576 MW Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm (pictured above) and is planned to be operational before 2030 with a maximum of 50 turbines at a maximum height of 332 meters.
Apart from Gwynt y Môr, RWE already operates the North Hoyle and Rhyl Flats offshore wind farms in northern Wales.
RWE is developing the 1.1GW Awel y Môr, in a joint venture with partners Stadtwerke München and Siemens Financial Services which hold 30 and 10% stakes, respectively. The company is now awaiting the granting of the necessary marine licence from Natural Resources Wales, to progress the project into construction.
In addition to Awel y Môr, RWE is also supporting Grŵp Llandrillo Menai in developing its new £11.2m ($13.8m) Rhyl Campus, which will house a UK wind turbine technician apprenticeship scheme.
it established the UK’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm at North Hoyle, RWE built 10 more offshore wind farms across the UK and is currently building the 1.4GW Sofia offshore wind farm.
RWE is also involved in four of the UK’s seven offshore wind extension projects, plus two Round 4 Dogger Bank South projects. The company is also exploring offshore floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea region.
As the largest power generator in the UK, it has ambitions to invest up to £15bn in new clean energy projects and infrastructure by 2030.
