New floating wind farms capable of powering millions of homes are a “hugely significant moment” for the clean energy industry, a minister has said.
The UK government has announced the companies that will develop major new windfarms in the sea off the coast of Pembrokeshire and south-west England.
The project will create thousands of jobs with the turbines, which could be up to 300m (984ft) tall and and sit on a football pitch-sized platform, capable of powering four million homes in the UK.
Port Talbot and Bristol are the likely locations for the turbines, with the hope that they could be up and running within six years.
Working with the Crown Estate, companies Equinor and Gwnyt Glas will create several windfarms which are expected to be some of largest of their type in the world.
Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens said the project would have “a positive impact for generations to come”.
The Crown Estate – which manages the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland – is investing £400m in the UK’s offshore wind supply chain.
