Scarweather Sands offshore wind farm is being developed by a joint ventrure comprising of E.ON UK Renewables and Dong Energy.

Why Scarweather Sands?

The site at Scarweather Sands was singled out during our options appraisal study because of its:

• Good wind resource
• Good ground conditions
• Relatively shallow depth of water
• Strong grid connection
• Strong infrastructure

The Scarweather Sands Wind Farm would:

• Provide around 65,000 homes' annual electricity needs
• Avoid the emission of   5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide over its 20-year operational life
• Contribute to Welsh and UK renewable energy targets
• Provide a community fund over the project’s lifetime

Community Engagement

• Public Exhibitions held in August and October 2002
• Presentations to local councils, tourism forums, Civic Trust Society, yacht clubs and schools  
• Exhibition in Milling area of National Assembly for Wales in March 2003
• Public Meeting held in July 2003

Environmental Monitoring

A comprehensive monitoring programme is currently being undertaken by the developer to provide additional baseline data which may inform a decision on the FEPA Licence application and any potential conditions. The scope of the monitoring has been agreed with Country Side Council for Wales (CCW), Defra and National Assembly for Wales (NAW).