RWE npower, the company that is building 576 MW Gwynt y Môr wind farm offshore North Wales, 13 kilometers off the coast in Liverpool Bay, is making GBP 690,000 available for two tourism boosting project in this area, ITV reports.
The money will be used to make major improvements to the Victorian pier at Llandudno, and to create new bathing areas at the beach.
Toby Edmonds from RWE npower renewables said: „We are delighted to be able to back the tourism industry in North Wales, which, like the renewables industry, is so important to the region’s economy. Neither of these two projects could have happened without the funding from the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Tourism Fund. Both are exciting, well-developed projects with the potential to generate widespread interest in the local region, increase visitor numbers – and consequently increase spending in the North Wales economy.“
Using Siemens 3.6 MW turbines and generators the wind farm will be capable of generating enough energy to meet the average annual energy needs of around 400,000 homes.
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Offshore WIND staff, June 27, 2012