The latest newsletter for the Awel y Môr windfarm is available from the Awel y Môr website here. It provides an update on the preparatory work that is underway on land and at sea to get ready for construction work to begin in 2025, as well as an update on community engagement projects being carried out by the Awel y Môr project team.
A brief summary of the key information relevant to mariners is provided below.
Offshore and Seashore Site Investigations
Phase One of the offshore survey work that was being carried out by the vessel Seafox 7 has been completed.
Site investigations at Ffrith Beach near Rhyl have also been completed. This work was being carried out to investigate the proposed route of the windfarm export cables. Further work is being carried out inland between the seashore and the onshore substation location near Bodelwyddan.
Further offshore site investigations are currently being planned, and updates will be circulated when these plans are finalised.
About the proposed windfarm
The Awel y Môr Offshore Wind Farm would be built around six miles off the North Wales coast, to the west of the existing Gwynt y Môr windfarm. Awel y Môr would be connected to the National Grid by an export cable coming ashore between Rhyl and Prestatyn. The proposed windfarm would include up to 50 wind turbines. It could generate enough power for up to half a million homes, and it will be the largest renewable energy investment in Wales in this decade. Full project details and maps of the windfarm location are available at the project website awelymor.cymru.