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| 15/05/2008 15:26 |
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Worlds largest windfarm off Lowestoft!!
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Lunchtime news today - Windfarm's £2bn contract signed
The world's largest offshore windfarm is to be built off the Suffolk coast in a contract worth almost £2bn.
The Greater Gabbard scheme, to be sited 23km (12 miles) off the coast, will have the potential to supply power to 415,000 homes, the government said.
Power from the 140 turbines would help cut carbon dioxide emissions by 1.5m tonnes a year - equivalent to taking 350,000 cars off the road.
The windfarm will be placed close to two shallow sandbanks - the Inner Gabbard and the Galloper.