Dong Energy Grantscape

Facts about walney extension offshore wind farm project is 100 owned by dong energy.

Dong energy grantscape.

The fund is made possible by dong energy which is developing the walney extension offshore wind farm off the walney island coast in cumbria. Countdown to launch dong energy s new east coast community fund grantscape the national grant making charity is hosting a series of open public events for an exciting new community grants fund the east coast community fund before its official. Humphrey laidlaw dong energy s policy analyst said. Website by fl1 digital.

Charity registration number 1102249. Grantscape is working with ørsted formerly dong energy to develop and help manage community benefit funds for their off shore wind projects in liverpool bay the irish sea off the cumbria coastline and the north sea off the yorkshire lincolnshire and north norfolk coastline. In december 2014 ørsted formerly dong energy decided to construct the burbo bank extension offshore wind farm. The fund is intended support coastal communities within the vicinity of the race bank and hornsea offshore wind farm developments off the norfolk and lincolnshire coasts.

The community benefit fund is being managed for dong energy by the national charity grantscape. To find out more about the project development itself please click here. The east coast community fund is part of the community engagement programme for ørsted s formerly dong energy race bank and hornsea project one offshore wind farms which are located off the yorkshire lincolnshire and north norfolk coast. Registered in england 4914470.

Each year approximately 600 000 will be made available for community projects for the expected 25 year lifetime of the wind farm. The fund is being administered by national charity grantscape. The site is located west of the existing burbo bank operational wind farm in liverpool bay and was officially opened in may 2017. The extension will be located in the irish sea around 19km wsw off the walney island coast in cumbria.

Applications for grants of between 500 and 75 000 from the main fund must be from community and environmental organisations located in coastal community areas in areas stretching between fleetwood in lancashire to seascale in cumbria. In october 2015 ørsted formerly dong energy decided to construct an extension to the operational walney offshore wind farm. Important covid 19 update 11 06 2020. To find out more about the project development itself please click here.