A study into whether to build a wind turbine manufacturing plant on the Dorset coast has been approved.

The Crown Estates have granted an award to the Channel Gateway feasibility study. The proposed Channel Gateway facility is specifically designed to service the offshore wind energy sector, including the manufacturing of components for a future wind farm, probably in the Lyme Bay area 20 km offshore.

Channel Gateway will form a key part of the Dorset Clean Energy Super Cluster (DCESC) – a £28 billion investment opportunity that can make the whole of South Dorset a hub for producing clean energy.

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