Consortium seeks consent

CORE Limited,

and

have today announced that their consortium, London Array Limited has submitted consents and planning applications for the

Array offshore wind farm project.

If built, the wind farm could generate up to 1,000 megawatts of renewable electricity, which according to a statement is enough for more than 750,000 homes - equivalent to the combined household demand of the counties of Kent and East Sussex, or a quarter of greater London homes. The wind farm will also avoid emissions of up to 1.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year and could make up to 10% of the UK Government’s 2010 renewables targets.

The full development, costing up to £1.5 billion, will require up to 270 wind turbines to generate 1,000 megawatts and would connect into the National Grid’s transmission system in Kent in the south east of England. The turbines would be located in the outer Thames Estuary, more than 20 kilometres offshore and equidistant from the coasts of Essex and Kent.