Computer generated images of how the proposed wind farm between St Osyth and Clacton-on-Sea could look will go on display at a public exhibition for residents later this week.
npower renewables, the UK's most experienced wind energy developer, say it's the perfect opportunity for those living in the vicinity of the project to gain a better understanding of the need for renewable energy, wind farms and the details of the proposal.
The two day exhibition will be held on Friday 22nd September (2pm- 7pm) and Saturday 23rd September (11am-4pm) at St Osyth Village Hall.
East of England development manager Vicky Portwain said: "We aim to keep those living near to the site as informed as possible about the proposal from this early stage"
She continued, "At the exhibition we will have computer generated images of how the current wind farm design could look within the existing landscape - something we have found people are particularly interested in. npower renewables staff will also be there to talk through the displays and answer any questions about this project or wind power in general."
"Thousand of homes are at risk of flooding in the East of England as a result of climate change. Still Essex has no wind farms in order to help combat global warming. The five turbines at Earls Hall Farm could meet the average annual electricity needs of between 5,500 and 6,000 homes, that's enough to power both St Osyth and Brightlingsea with green electricity.3"
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Public exhibitions will be held at St Osyth Village Hall, on Friday, 2pm-7pm and Saturday, 11am-4pm
- The proposed wind farm is on farm land between Clacton and St Osyth. Five turbines in this location are capable of generating enough electricity for the average annual needs of between 5,500 and 6,000 homes2, offsetting between 22,000 and 26,900 tonnes of CO2 every year.
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npower renewables is the UK's leading wind farm developer and operator, committed to developing and operating wind farms and hydro plant that produce sustainable and environmentally-friendly electricity. The company operates 17 wind farms in the UK, including North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm, the first major offshore wind farm to be built in UK waters. In addition to the 391MW of installed wind energy generation that it currently operates, npower renewables also operates some 57.5MW of hydroelectric power.
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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 (based on Welsh homes = 1.213 million, England = 21.109 million, Scotland = 2.217 million, Northern Ireland = 652,000) gives an average electricity usage of 4,666 kWh per year per household.
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 5 turbines each of rated capacity of between 2 and 2.3 MW. The energy capture and equivalent homes figure relating to this project may change as more information is gathered
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The number of households in St Osyth and Point Clear Ward is 1894, whilst the population of Brightlingsea is 3546
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