*Update - January 2012 – National Grid give RWE npower renewables an offer for the onshore connection point for Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm – go to The Electrical System tab for more information*
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Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm – The Proposal

In 2003 The Crown Estate and the Government opened a second tender round for offshore wind farm development sites within three selected 'Strategic Areas' around the coast of Great Britain. As a result of the Round 2 tender process, RWE npower renewables was awarded an exploration license to develop a 1,200 megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm called Triton Knoll.

Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm is within the Greater Wash Strategic Area and is located off the east coast of England, approximately 20 miles off the coast of Lincolnshire and 28 miles from the coast of North Norfolk. RWE npower renewables is now progressing the development of the offshore wind farm and is carrying out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the site.

Jacob Hain, Triton Knoll Development Manager at RWE npower renewables said: "If constructed, Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm will make an important contribution to the Government's aim of reducing carbon dioxide emissions and increasing the amount of electricity generated from renewable sources. The Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm could generate up to 1,200 megawatts. This means the average annual energy generation at the Triton Knoll site would be equivalent to the approximate domestic needs of around 850,000 average UK households¹.

"However, there are many issues to be taken into account when developing an offshore wind farm of this scale. Assessments of marine ecology, cultural heritage, aviation, shipping and fisheries are being carried out to ensure a well designed project is submitted into the planning system".

The final Environmental Statement (which will be produced from the EIA) will form part of the planning application which RWE npower renewables will submit once all of the studies are complete.

Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm is being progressed as two separate packages:

Package 1: The wind farm site itself and all elements within its offshore site boundary (including wind turbines, meteorological masts, offshore substations and ‘intra-array’ cables linking the wind turbines with the offshore substation).

Package 2: The electrical system (including the onshore substation and cable route, and the offshore export cable route).

We have completed our consultation on the offshore elements of the project. For more information, please go to the Consultation tab. Further information on the rationale behind separating Triton Knoll's electrical system from the offshore site boundary application can be found on the electrical system page.

1.Equivalent homes supplied is based on an annual electricity consumption per home of 4700 kWh. This figure is supported by recent domestic electricity consumption data available from The Digest of UK Energy Statistics and household estimates and projections from the UK Statistics Authority.
Energy predicted to be generated by the proposal is derived using wind speeds monitored in the local area and correlating to a modelled reference node. This enables a calculation to be made to estimate the average annual energy production for the site based on 195 turbines each of rated capacity 6.15 MW. The energy capture predicted and hence derived homes equivalent or emissions savings figures may change as further data are gathered.