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From BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition:
The green light has been given for two offshore wind farms in the Thames Estuary, one of which will be the world's biggest when it is completed.
The government said the schemes would produce enough renewable electricity to power about one million households.
The larger London Array project covers 144 sq miles (232 sq km) between Margate in Kent and Clacton, Essex.
The second wind farm, called the Thanet scheme, will cover a 21 sq-mile area (35 sq km) off the north Kent coast.
The £1.5bn London Array scheme will have 341 turbines rising from the sea about 12 miles (20km) off the Kent and Essex coasts, as well as five offshore substations and four meteorological masts.
The consortium behind it is made up of Shell WindEnergy Ltd, E.ON UK Renewables and Core Ltd.
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