The Danish Energy and Environment agency has completed an eight year study on two large offshore wind farms, Horns Rev and Nysted. The 144 page report details the impacts on the surrounding ecosystem including fish, birds, sea mammals, and seabed species. The final results were released at the Danish Monitoring Programme conference in Denmark.

The overwhelmingly postive finding confirms that both Horns Rev and Nysted farms will be given the go ahead to double in size in the coming years. The report was prepared by the Danish Energy Authority, Danish Forest and Nature Agency, Dong Energy and Vattenfall (owners of both wind farms), with commentary from the International Advisory Panel of Experts on Marine Ecology. All of whom gave the report a positive evaluation.

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