Work on £1m Falmouth floating offshore wind facility 'well under way'

Work on a £1m project to support new floating offshore wind farms off the coast of Cornwall is well under way.

Falmouth Docks owner APCL Falmouth is creating a special facility, with 30,000 square metres of laydown space between County and Duchy Wharfs, that will be used for marshalling components for the wind farms.

The site is next to the quayside to allow access for jack-up and other construction vessels during installation operations.

So far, around 10,000 square metres of unused sheds have been demolished and improvements to 20,000 square metres of quayside space, including resurfacing, is under way.

The £1m investment is being part-funded by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Good Growth Programme, which is managed by Cornwall Council. The programme is meeting half of the cost, with £502,500 from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Louis Gardner, Cornwall Council portfolio holder for the economy, said: "