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LONDON Wholesale Timofey Mozgov Jersey , Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The go-ahead has been given by the British government to the building of what will be Britain's biggest offshore windfarm, with the ability to create enough energy to power two million homes.


The Dogger Bank wind farm will be built in the North Sea, almost 124 kilometers off the coast of Yorkshire in Northern England.


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Forewind spokesman Tarald Gjerde said the organisation's four owners are thrilled that the first consent for the Dogger Bank Zone has been granted, taking the flagship development a step closer to supplying the UK with "such a significant amount of renewable energy, and to realising the many potential economic opportunities, particularly on the east coast."


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Forewind is now awaiting a decision on a second wind farm in