Following a 2 week Public Inquiry during August 2005, the Planning Inspectorate has issued planning permission for npower renewables' 10.4 megawatt wind farm project at Knabs Ridge, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
The wind farm will comprise 8 wind turbines and will supply enough electricity each year to supply the average needs of approximately 7,000 homes. The wind farm will also save the annual emission of about 23,000 tonnes of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, which leading scientists throughout the world have linked to global warming and climate change.
In making the decision, the planning inspector appointed to determine the appeal gave considerable weight to the need to provide energy from renewable sources, and concluded that there is a "pressing need" for new renewable generation in North Yorkshire.
John Ainslie, Head of Consents for npower renewables, said today "This is a substantial step forward in renewable energy provision in North Yorkshire, and will make a valuable contribution towards the fight against global warming. Existing wind farms in the UK enjoy very high levels of local support, and I have no doubt that Knabs Ridge Wind Farm will also become an accepted feature of the local landscape."
npower renewables anticipates that construction of the project will begin sometime during 2006.
For further information contact:
- John Ainsle, Head of Consents, npower renewables
Tel: 01189 59 24 40
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Sara Alan-Smith, PR Officer, npower renewables
Tel: 01189 59 24 40
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npower renewables is a specialist subsidiary of one of the UK's leading integrated energy companies, RWE npower, and is a leading renewable energy developer and operator. The company is dedicated to generating electricity using sustainable environmentally-friendly resources, and is currently developing the natural power of wind, hydro and co-firing biomass as significant sources of power for the UK's present and future electricity needs.
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