Lincolnshire is once again making strides in the fight against climate change, after it was announced that Spencer Farm Produce was granted planning permission to build a wind farm in Croft, 4.5 miles south west of Skegness. The WindWorks project backed by npower renewables was considered at a Public Inquiry in June.
The Hollies will see 2 modern turbines capable of producing enough clean renewable electricity to meet the average annual needs of at least 1,300 homes1.
The project will also help in the fight against climate change, as it will prevent the release of 5,200 tonnes of carbon dioxide, from the burning of fossil fuels, one of the main causes of global warming.
Land owner Tim Spencer declared: "It's a great day for the environment, it's been a long time coming and I'm just thrilled we've got the decision. The overwhelming feeling is one of great relief after years of campaigning."
Vicky Portwain, Development Manager for the East of England, said; "This is fantastic news and shows Lincolnshire's importance in helping to achieve government targets of generating 10% of electricity from renewable sources by 2010, I am truly delighted by the decision taken by the Planning Inspectorate."
She added: "This might only be a small scheme but it brings to an end, years of hard work by local farmer Tim Spencer and all the team at npower renewables and proves once again that Lincolnshire is playing a huge role in the global fight against climate change. All we need to do now is build it."
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npower renewables: Tel: 0118 959 2440
Notes
- This figure was calculated using the following:
An average home utilises 4700 kWh per year (Ref: The Digest of UK Energy Statistics 2005 gives 2004 domestic electricity consumption as 117.589 terawatt-hours (TWh) which, when taken with the 25.2 million households gives an average electricity usage of 4,666 kWh per year per household).
- National Grid Transco's Seven Year Statement 2004 supported the theory that an appropriate carbon dioxide emissions factor for electricity generated by wind power is in the region of 860g CO2 / kWh.
The energy predicted to be generated by the proposal is derived from monitoring wind speeds in the area and correlating this data to wind speeds measured at Met. Office stations. This enables a calculation to be made to estimate the average annual energy production for the site based on 2 turbines each of rated capacity 1.3 MW. The energy capture and equivalent homes figure relating to this project may change as more information is gathered.
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