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The wind farms were developed by Walney (UK) Offshore Windfarms Limited, a partnership between DONG Energy and Scottish and Southern Energy. [3] The farms, which are immediately northwest of the West of Duddon Sands Wind Farm and west of Ormonde Wind Farm , are in water depths ranging from 19m to 23m and cover an area of approximately 73 km 2 .
West of Duddon Sands Wind Farm (WoDS), occasionally also known as West Duddon Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south west of Walney Island off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness [1] in Cumbria, in the Irish Sea, England. It was developed by Scottish Power and Ørsted A/S.
They are generally quite small, though at 12.99 km 2 Walney Island is the eighth biggest in England. Of these, only Walney Island , Barrow Island , Roa Island and Piel Island are inhabited. The majority of the islands lay within the boundary of the former Borough of Barrow-in-Furness , with some 15,000 residents constituting 20% of the district ...
Walney Island, [1] also known as the Isle of Walney, is an island off the west coast of England, at the western end of Morecambe Bay in the Irish Sea. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire , it is part of Barrow-in-Furness , separated from the mainland by Walney Channel, which is spanned by the Jubilee Bridge .
Earnse Bay (also known as 'West Shore') is a sand and shingle beach located along the western side of Walney Island in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Along with Sandy Gap and Biggar Bank, Earnse Bay forms a more or less continuous stretch of eight miles of coastline. [1]
West of Walney is a Marine Conservation Zone in the Irish Sea west of Walney Island, England. It was designated in 2016 to protect subtidal mud and sand habitats: [ 1 ] at that time the MCZ was one of three off the coast of Cumbria, the others being Allonby Bay and Cumbria Coast .
This is a complete list of operational, offshore wind farms in the Irish Sea and connected areas such as the Celtic Sea and North Channel.. This information is gathered from multiple Internet sources, [1] [2] and primarily the 4C Offshore's Global Offshore Wind Farm Map and Database and is current up to February 2015.
Walney South was one of two wards on Walney Island in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. The 2001 UK census showed 5,784 people were living in the area, reducing to 5,307 at the 2011 Census. [ 1 ]