The UK has reached a total of 4.5GW in offshore wind farm projects with planning approval, as the world's second largest offshore wind farm is approved for development off the coast of North Wales.

The Npower Renewables' Gwynt y Mor Offshore Wind Farm will comprise 250 turbines and have a generating capacity of 750MW. The planned world’s largest offshore wind farm is the 1GW London Array scheme, which will be built off the coast of Kent in the coming years.

Gwynt y Mor will be the largest of four offshore wind farms in North Wales, which combined will have the potential to power the equivalent of around 680,000 homes with green electricity.
North Wales already has two offshore farms, a 30 turbine farm at North Hoyle and 25 turbines at Burbo. A 25-turbine farm at Rhyl Flats is currently nearing completion.

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