Environmentalists give wind farm go-head

Environmental groups have consented to plans to build a huge wind farm off the coast of Yorkshire. The construction of the wind farm will be undertaken by E.ON which is now in the final stages of public consultations regarding its plans to set up eighty three wind turbines.

Environmental groups such as Friends of the Earth and the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust have granted approval to the proposed wind farm.

An activist for the Friends of the Earth for Humber and Yorkshire regions, Simon Bowens, hoped the initiative would be a precursor to more wind energy generation projects throughout the nation. Mr Bowens added that the Humber Gateway project would aid the region in meeting its green electricity goals and help tackle climate change.

If the proposal for the wind farm is approved, the project will have a power generation output that would be enough to meet the electricity requirements of close to two hundred thousand households.

Though it has already consented to the wind farm project, the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is at present looking at a report on the likely impact of the wind farm on the environment around the Humber estuary.

The head of conservation projects at the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Terry Smithson, added that even though they were serious about confronting climate change, they had to make sure that the project didn’t negatively impact the wildlife in the area in which it was situated.

While some residents have voiced concern that the wind farm would be a blot on the landscape, E.ON emphasised that the project had a lot of positive benefits.

Chris Sherrington, the project manager disclosed that the wind farm would not only help in reducing carbon emissions but also supply electricity to households and enterprises throughout East Riding.

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