Through our subsidiary company Humber Wind Limited, we’ve submitted a planning application to build Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm off the Holderness coast of East Yorkshire.  

With a capacity of 300MW, the proposed project would produce enough clean, renewable energy to power up to 195,000 homes (1), or more than one and a half times the number of homes in Hull.

The wind farm, which would have up to 83 turbines, could displace up to 395,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year(2)- the equivalent of taking around 110,000 cars off Britain's roads.The scheme will also provide employment and contract opportunities during construction and operation in the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.
 
E.ON Project Manager Chris Sherrington said:

"When built, this wind farm will be one of the biggest in the UK and will play a vital role in the fight against climate change.  

It will displace the emission of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide every year and will ensure that East Yorkshire makes a significant contribution to helping the Government meet its tough renewable energy targets".

Click here to view the national press release (PDF, 37.9KB)

Click here to view the local press release (PDF, 110KB)

Click here to view the non-technical summary of the environmental statement (PDF, 3MB)

(1) Based on an average annual domestic household consumption of 4725 kWh (source, BERR)

(2) The carbon dioxide savings are current estimates of likely emissions savings, since the yield of the wind farm will not be known until it is built.