Tuesday, January 19, 2010
West Coast Energy, a leading UK based independent wind farm
developer, has applied to East Northamptonshire Council to build
its Barnwell Manor Wind Farm. The 5 turbine wind farm would be
located around 8km west of Oundle, near the villages of Sudborough
and Brigstock and would have a capacity of up to 12.5MW.
Jonathan Cawley, Planning & Development Manager for West
Coast Energy said: "This is a great site for East
Northamptonshire's first wind farm, and will play an important role
in the UK's future energy mix as we look to produce affordable,
secure and renewable energy for generations to come."
The proposed wind farm will offset significant amounts of CO2
and other greenhouse gases that might have otherwise been produced
if that electricity had been generated using fossil fuels like coal
and gas. It will provide enough power to generate the
domestic needs of about 7,000 homes[1] - this is
the equivalent to over one fifth of all of East Northamptonshire's
households.
A community fund will form an important part of this proposal
and West Coast Energy will be discussing locally the preferred way
of distributing the fund should planning permission be granted.
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Notes to editors:
* The application is made in the name of Barnwell Manor Wind Energy
Ltd - a wholly owned subsidiary company of West Coast Energy Ltd.
West Coast Energy is a UK based leading independent wind energy
developer that was established in 1996 and operates throughout the
UK. It has developed an excellent track record in developing its
own projects and forming strategic alliances and joint ventures
with key partners and investors. West Coast Energy has secured
planning permission for a range of onshore and offshore wind farms
totalling over 550 Megawatts.
For more information contact:
Jonathan Cawley on (01352) 757604
[1] This assumes 5 x 3.5MW turbines
operating at a capacity factor of 30% and an annual domestic
household electricity consumption of 4,700kWh
