Community consultations have launched for the Morgan, Mona and Morecambe offshore wind farms to be located in the Irish Sea.
Morgan and Mona are being developed under a joint venture between bp and EnBW, while Morecambe is being developed under a joint venture between Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios and Flotation Energy.
Morgan, Mona and Morecambe have potential generation of over 3GW when operational, which could help contribute to the UK Government’s commitment to develop 50GW of offshore wind power by 2030.
The consultations will run from 19 April to 4 June and will be open to the local community and stakeholders.
Throughout May, several events will be hosted across different locations in northwest England, the Isle of Man, and Wales for local residents and stakeholders to learn more about each project and ask questions.
Although Morgan and Morecambe aim to share their transmission works, and the projects are closely linked, all three wind farms will submit their own development consent orders. The applications for those orders are expected to be submitted in 2024.
Richard Haydock, project director, bp, said: “These consultations are the next step in us delivering our offshore wind projects and supplying UK customers with home-grown renewable energy.
“bp and EnBW are working closely with Cobra and Flotation Energy to develop the plans for the wind farms, so we encourage anyone who can, to attend the events and provide feedback. We look forward to working with the community and we’re excited to work with our partners to help deliver the next step in getting our wind farms online.”