Dogger Bank Developers Launch Legal Challenge Over Nearby 3 GW Offshore Wind Farm
(Updates with response from UK energy ministry in the sixth paragraph.) Shareholders in the 3.6-gigawatt Dogger Bank offshore wind complex have reportedly sought permission from UK courts to seek a judicial review of the government's approval of RWE and Masdar's neighboring 3 GW Dogger Bank South project. by ReNews. The plaintiffs argue that the turbine wake effects, the slower, turbulent air that flows downstream from a wind turbine, could significantly impair power generation, resulting in massive lifetime losses for the project. Holding companies behind each of the three 1.2 GW phases, which include SSE, Equinor and Vargronn, have since filed papers with the Administrative Court in London to bring a suit against UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband. The developers have argued that the neighboring project could lead to anywhere between 500 million euros ($570.6 million) and 669 million euros in lifetime losses, creating a material risk to the long-term viability of the 3.6 GW project. RWE and Masdar disputed these claims during the consenting process, noting that the two projects were separated by over 7.5 kilometers (4.66 miles), and that there was no.
(Updates with response from UK energy ministry in the sixth paragraph.) Shareholders in the 3.6-gigawatt Dogger Bank offshore wind complex have reportedly sought permission from UK courts to seek a judicial review of the government's approval of RWE and Masdar's neighboring 3 GW Dogger Bank South project. by ReNews.
The plaintiffs argue that the turbine wake effects, the slower, turbulent air that flows downstream from a wind turbine, could significantly impair power generation, resulting in massive lifetime losses for the project.
Holding companies behind each of the three 1.2 GW phases, which include SSE, Equinor and Vargronn, have since filed papers with the Administrative Court in London to bring a suit against UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband.
The developers have argued that the neighboring project could lead to anywhere between 500 million euros ($570.6 million) and 669 million euros in lifetime losses, creating a material risk to the long-term viability of the 3.6 GW project.
RWE and Masdar disputed these claims during the consenting process, noting that the two projects were separated by over 7.5 kilometers (4.66 miles), and that there was no.