Harnessing clean energy to power the UK's sustainable future
In support of the Welsh Government’s Net Zero Strategic Plan, UK Government’s Net Zero Strategy, Net Zero Growth Plan, Energy Security Strategy, and Hydrogen Strategy, with the ambition to deliver up to 50 GW of offshore wind and 10 GW of hydrogen production by 2030, Company Name are progressing the Dylan Offshore Wind Farm project.
Location
At its nearest point, Dylan’s proposed turbine-array-area is over 55m off the south west coast of Wales. This area has been strategically selected to reduce visibility from the coast, limit environmental impacts, allow export of hydrogen via pipeline to Milford Haven, and harness stronger wind speeds that are found further offshore. Water depths across the site average approximately 100m, making the project suitable for floating wind turbine foundation technology.
Capacity
Our project team is actively assessing the suitability of a potential array-area that is approximately 105sq.km in size. Through the development process, this area will undergo ongoing assessment and refinement to limit environmental impacts and optimise design.
When the wind farm design has been optimised and all environmental constraints fully considered and accommodated, it is expected the project will have a capacity of up to 300MW. This will deliver approximately 24,000 t/year of ultra low carbon hydrogen that will contribute to the decarbonisation of various sectors in south west Wales. Based on the 14.7MW offshore wind turbines that are available in the market today, 300 MW equates to approximately 21 turbines.
Benefits:
Dylan Offshore Wind Farm will positively contribute to the UK’s binding target of a 78% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 (compared to 1990 levels) and setting the UK and Wales on a pathway to carbon neutrality by 2050.
A community benefit fund will be established for the project and will be used for the wider economic, environmental, social, and cultural well-being of the local community. This fund will ensure that there is real and quantifiable financial support made available for use by the local community each year throughout the lifetime of the project.
Not only will Dylan Offshore Wind Farm create jobs locally during the construction and operation phase, the project will also contribute towards creating a new industry for Wales. This will in turn maximise the economic opportunity arising from the deployment of offshore wind and help with the creation of sustainable blue communities.
By making use of our abundant and renewable wind resource to produce ultra low carbon hydrogen that will contribute to the decarbonisation of various sectors in south west Wales, we will reduce the UK and Wales’s ongoing unsustainable reliance on imported fossil fuels to meet the nation’s energy needs.
Utilising wind as a clean and renewable fuel source means we will dramatically reduce our need to burn fossil fuels and reduce our carbon emissions too. It will also help towards maintaining cleaner air and a healthier environment now and for future generations.
Surveys in and around the project will provide a greater understanding of the marine environment, adding to the knowledge base for the area into the future.