Westermost Rough pledges to local seafront

Councillor Jane Evison, cabinet portfolio holder for economic investment and tourism at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: "The council is committed to investing in and developing Withernsea and South East Holderness for the benefit of residents and visitors to the area and aims to achieve this through the Withernsea Seafront Improvement Plan. The council is delighted by the news that DONG Energy will make £80,000 available to support this scheme, which will make a big difference to the regeneration of the town."

Westermost Rough is a joint venture between DONG Energy (50%) and its partners Marubeni Corporation (25%) and the UK Green Investment Bank plc (25%). The project was officially opened at a ceremony in Grimsby in July this year. The offshore wind farm is capable of generating 210 megawatts (MW) of electricity – delivering enough energy to the national grid every year to meet the annual electricity demands of well over 150,000 UK homes. It is the first offshore wind farm to make commercial use of 6MW wind turbines with 75 metre blades. Each of the 35 turbines in use is taller than the Humber Bridge.

Westermost Rough, which is operated by DONG Energy, has committed £80,000 to the pavement fountain project, which is due to be built over the winter and early spring 2016, and will be open in time for the next year's summer season.

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