Tendering District Council has given the go-ahead to DONG Energy for installation of electric cables for two new test wind turbines, according to Clacton and Frinton Gazette.
The cables will connect Gunfleet Sands wind farm to a new substation at the Veolia Water Site at the Waterglade Retail Park in Old Road.
Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm consists of two phases, Gunfleet Sands 1 and 2.
Gunfleet Sands 1 consists of 30 turbines each of 3.6MW and Gunfleet Sands 2 consists of 18 turbines each with a capacity of 3.6MW.
The wind farm is owned by DONG Energy and Marubeni Corporation.
[mappress] Subsea World News Staff , March 22, 2012; Image: DONG Energy