Narec
has
applied
for
a
development
permit
for
the
100MW
Blyth
Offshore
Wind
Demonstration
Site
(BOWDS),
which
will
have
15
pre-consented
“pods”
arranged
in
three
arrays
in
water
depths
ranging
from
38
metres
to
57
metres.
The
test
facility
is
expected
to
cost
£333m
($523m).
“The
turbines
to
be
installed
will
be
fleet
leaders,
a
Formula
1
class
of
offshore
machines,
and
the
site
will
provide
the
catalyst
for
taking
these
next
generation
technologies
through
to
full
production,”
says
Narec
chief
executive
Andrew
Mill.
“By
speeding
up
the
accreditation
process
and
building…
