UK delays planning decision on Orsted’s Hornsea 4 wind farm | – #delays #planning #decision #Orsteds #Hornsea #wind #farm
LONDON, February 13 (Reuters) – Britain Orsted ( ORSTED.CO ) has delayed until mid-July a decision on the approval of the giant Hornsea Four offshore wind farm, whose subsea footprint partially overlaps with BP’s ( BP ) guidance. .L) carbon capture project.
A planned 2.6-gigawatt wind farm and Sustainable Carbon Capture and Storage projects remain at odds in this overlap zone due to the risk of boats used to track carbon leaks colliding with wind turbines anchored to the seabed.
Companies and Britain solution that will allow the authorities to continue both projects way They have said they are committed to finding it, but so far no progress has been made.
Britain government considers both offshore wind farms and carbon sequestration projects to be important technologies to achieve net zero goals.
BP and its partners have said they plan to make a final investment decision on the Stop in mid-2023. A decision on the Hornsea wind farm was scheduled for February 22.
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In the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero of parliament “A decision has been made to set a new deadline for resolution of this appeal, no later than July 12, 2023,” Andrew Bowie, an adviser to the secretary of state, said in a statement on February 8.
“This is to allow my department to obtain additional information from the applicant and to ensure that there is sufficient time to allow this information to be reviewed by other interested parties.”
Orsted did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Reporting by Rowena Edwards and Shadia Nasralla in London; Edited by Jan Harvey
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2023-02-13 17:08:09
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