A wind farm featuring 20 wind turbines each 200m-high could be built on moorland on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Fred. Olsen Renewables has published details of its proposals for Hope Moor Wind Farm, which, if given approval, would be erected near the Stang Forest, between Arkengarthdale and Teesdale.

The developer said the scheme would generate more than 100MW of clean energy - enough to power 81,000 homes and businesses. The layout and final number of turbines would be decided following consultation with stakeholders, including Historic England, Natural England, the Environment Agency, and local communities, it added.

The Norwegian company, which already operates wind farms in the UK, said Hope Moor would be "sensitively designed to respect nature and the landscape, as well as the

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