The Humber Gateway site sits to the north of the mouth of the River Humber, off the Holderness Coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire, and just to the East of Spurn Head. At the northernmost point, the site is 8.2km from Easington and 18km from Grimsby.

Location of the Proposed Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm

Reproduced from Ordnance Survey digital map data. Crown copyright. All rights reserved. 2007 License number 0100031673. Projection: British National Grid.

The diagram above shows the outer boundary of the wind farm – all the turbines will be contained within the boundary. The area of the site is approximately 35 square kilometres.

The actual proposed site footprint for Humber Gateway was chosen following a lengthy consideration of alternatives and has taken into account shipping navigation and regulatory constraints.

E.ON believes Humber Gateway to be an ideal location for offshore wind energy for a number of reasons:

• High winds
• Low waves
• Flat and stable seabed and
• Selection of suitable ports for construction and maintenance.

Extensive discussions with ABP Humber Ports have led to the project being bounded at the south by the shipping lanes approaching the Humber (broadly defined by the ship Traffic Separation Scheme). The scheme also follows the 8km coastal exclusion zone set by the DTI.