Up to now most wind power has been land-based. However, technological advances and increasing problems in connection with obtaining permissions to erect wind turbines onshore have made the construction of offshore wind farms a competitive option.
Placing wind turbines at sea is an advantage for the environment - the power output of identical turbines is up to 25 per cent larger offshore than on land.
A detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been produced for all of the aspects of the Kentish Flats wind farm. Non-Technical Summary of the Environmental Statement Please click to download the pdf-document of the non-technical summary of the Environmental Statement (770 kB). The document is a summary of the Environmental Statement document (400 pages), which is available for public review at Herne Bay and Whitstable libraries.
Up to now most 
