DONG Energy has signed an agreement with the Danish Fishermen’s Association on compensation for loss of earnings from fishing in connection with the construction of Anholt Offshore Wind Farm.
The working area will be cordoned off for unauthorised persons during the construction, and there will be no fishing in the area.
On completion of the wind farm in 2013, net fishing will be resumed, whereas trawling will still be prohibited in the area. The agreement on compensation will be effective during the entire lifetime of the wind farm.
About Anholt Offshore Wind Farm
The installed capacity of the offshore wind farm is to be 400MW corresponding to the power consumption of approx 400,000 households. The offshore wind farm is to produce its first power by the end of 2012.
DONG Energy had acquired the licence for utilising the wind power for 25 years and is to construct and operate the offshore wind farm. The Danish transmission system operator, Energinet.dk, is responsible for establishing an offshore substation, the export cable to shore and the connection to the main high-voltage power grid on land.
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Source: dongenergy, October 05, 2011