The wind farm will have a maximum total generating capacity of almost 100 megawatts and provide enough low-carbon electricity to power 33,000 homes, the company said.
Construction work has started onshore on the project and offshore work will start in 2017, it added.
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(Reporting by Nina Chestney, editing by Louise Heavens)
