Development consent refused for Thanet Extension Offshore Wind Farm
Yesterday, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy refused development consent for Vattenfall's application to build the Thanet Extension Offshore Wind Farm.
Commenting on the decision, Danielle Lane, UK Country Manager for Vattenfall, said:
“Naturally we’re very disappointed by this decision and will consider how we proceed from here. We continue to believe that Thanet Extension would be an important development for the local area, for UK energy security, and for the drive to reduce emissions.”
Danielle Lane, UK Country Manager for Vattenfall
Key facts
| First power expected | Mid 2020s |
| Installed capacity | 340MW |
| Homes powered equivalent per annum | 307,500* |
| Amount of C02 saved | 595,000 tonnes* |
| Equivalent cars removed | 297,000 |
| Geographical scale of offshore site area | 68.779km2 |
| Distance of the nearest turbine from the shore | 8km |
| Landfall location | Pegwell Bay |
| Length of cabling onshore | 2.5km |
| Length of cabling offshore | 28km |
| Number of turbines | Up to 34 |
| Height of turbines to tip | Up to 250m |
| Individual turbine capacity | Dependent on technology choice |
| Jobs created | Our operational projects currently employ around 70 people. These positions will be sustained and increased to support Thanet Extension. |
| Comparison to other large infrastructure | Thanet Extension will generate more power than the existing wind farm with one third of the turbines. |
*Source: https://www.renewableuk.com/page/UKWEDExplained
Download a fact sheet of these statistics here.
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