The facility, called Atlantic Array, will boast 350 wind turbines and will cost around 5 billion euros. It will be able, however, to power more than 1 million households.

 

This project follows London Array, another offshore project planned for the Thames Estuary and developed by Farm Energy after the approval received at the end of last year. Naturally, Farm Energy2 is in charge of developing Atlantic Array.

 

"Atlantic Array would be a landmark project that would see the South West taking a significant step towards a more environmentally sustainable future." Mr Peter Crone, Farm Energy Director, said.

 

The regional government expects offshore wind power to create a lot of job opportunities in the area, given the shallow waters off the East of England coast.

 

The project might even include a tidal power unit in the future, thus putting Devon at the forefront renewable energy industry. The idea of combining offshore power with other sources of energy, or even other types of businesses, has been in the pipeline for some years, however it has not been put into practice yet. Some local communities even thought about combining offshore wind power with seafood farms off the Atlantic coast in Southern Spain; in the future these ideas will materialize for sure, and Atlantic Array might just be the first example of many to come.