Company
officials
have
given
a
presentation
to
Cumbria
County
Council’s
committee
for
Barrow-in-Furness
on
the
benefits
to
the
local
economy
of
the
project.
The
proposed
750MW
extension
would
add
up
to
120
additional
turbines
and
provide
power
for
up
to
559,000
homes.
If
accepted
by
the
UK’s
Planning
Inspectorate,
the
144
sq
km
extension
could
be
in
operation
by
March
2018.
The
Walney
wind
farm,
comprising
Walney
1
and
2,
is
located
some
15km
off
the
coast
of
northwest
England
in
the
Irish
Sea.
The
two
183.6MW
phases
comprise
some
102
Siemens
3.6MW
turbines.
Walney
1
has
been
fully
operational
since…
