Johnson leaves with wind behind him

BORIS JOHNSON’S gone and in his wake he leaves, among other things, a trail of offshore energy farms. 

One of his proud declarations of achievements in his departure speech was wind power and the ambition to create 50 GW offshore wind energy by 2030 is visible on the coast of east Yorkshire. 

Hornsea 2 is the world’s largest operational windfarm combining 165 wind turbines 55 miles off the coast and contributing to the powering of 1.4 million UK homes with low cost, clean and secure renewable energy. It generates 1.3 GW 

The Hornsea zone in the North Sea covers more than 1.200 sq m and includes the Hornsea 1, together providing sustainable energy to 2.5 million homes. 

Hornsea 3 is in the pipeline and has been awarded a government contract to produce 2.8GW. 

The projects are putting the U.K. in the front of moving away from fossil fuels and more plants are planned on the east and west coast. 

But what are the strategies of the new prime minister Liz Truss? She has been keen to promote drilling in the North Sea and Johnson is sceptical of her support for fracking. She was heard to be against developing onshore wind farms, also visible around the Humber region. 

Johnson has departed and the power of the offshore projects may put wind in his sails as he moves ahead with his life, although hopefully not as Cincinnatus whom he quoted; he returned as a dictator.