The Anonymous Widower

1 GW Wind Farm Proposed Offshore Jersey

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on offshoreWIND.biz.

This is the sub-heading.

Jersey’s Council of Ministers has proposed to build a 1 GW offshore wind farm in the southwest of the island’s territorial waters that would produce enough electricity to meet its needs, with the remainder to be exported.

This first paragraph gives more details.

It is proposed that the offshore wind farm should be privately funded and designed, and delivered by a consortium with substantial experience of similar development elsewhere, according to the government.

I would have thought that Jersey would have been one of those places, that would have been too conservative for offshore wind.

But then, this is the last paragraph of the article.

In a 2019 Island Plan consultation, 85 per cent of respondents agreed or strongly agreed the plan should continue to encourage the development of offshore wind and tidal energy, according to the government.

But as the wind farm will export the surplus surplus, it could be a nice little earner.

This Google Map shows the Channel Islands.

This article on the BBC is entitled Islands Could Work Together On Wind Farm Plans.

These three bullet points sum up the article.

• Guernsey and Jersey may work together to create a wind farm

• Both States are hoping to create the wind farm off Jersey’s south-west coast

• It could generate enough energy for both islands.

This looks like a sound way to reap the wind!

October 18, 2023 - Posted by AnonW | Energy | Channel Islands, France, Guernsey, Jersey, Offshore Wind Power, Wind Power