The
threat
comes
as
the
two
utility
giants
launch
a
series
of
local
consultations
regarding
the
2.2GW
Rhiannon
project,
the
first
to
be
carved
out
of
their
massive
Round
3
Irish
Sea
zone.
Separately,
Dong
is
also
engaged
in
consultations
for
a
proposed
750MW
extension
to
its
existing
Walney
project,
also
in
the
Irish
Sea.
David
Cretney,
the
Isle
of
Man’s
infrastructure
minister,
has
warned
the
utilities
that
as
currently
planned,
their
wind
projects
could
significantly
lengthen
the
ferry
routes
to
Great
Britain,
which
act
as
a
lifeblood
for…