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Will wind farms blow Passengers away?. TravelWatch – ISLE OF MAN. Dick Clague. Irish Sea Shipping Routes. Routes 1&2 are passenger ferries to Isle of Man Routes 8&9 are passenger routes to Belfast Other routes are freight only (ferry or deep sea). Irish Sea Windfarm Projects.
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Will wind farms blow Passengers away? TravelWatch– ISLE OF MAN Dick Clague
Irish Sea Shipping Routes Routes 1&2 are passenger ferries to Isle of Man Routes 8&9 are passenger routes to Belfast Other routes are freight only (ferry or deep sea)
Rhiannon (SE) Timeline • 2012 Nov/Dec Stage 1 formal consultations • 2013 Spring onshore grid connections consultation • 2013 ongoing survey / technical work • 2013 Autumn Stage 2 formal consultation • 2013 Winter Submit Consent application • 2015 possible approval • 2017 earliest date for construction
Irish Sea Off Shore Developers • CELTIC ARRAY – 50/50 Partnership between Centrica and DONGENERGY to develop new Irish Sea Zone. • DONG ENERGY operate Walney 1+2 and are developing Walney Extension. Also Burbo Bank & planned extension. • DONG + Scottish Power Renewables developing West of Duddon Sands • Centrica + DONG operate Barrow. • Vattenfall operate Ormonde • RWE Innogy run/develop N Wales windfarms.