Tuesday, June 01, 2010
West Coast Energy has announced a
new opportunity for landowners who partner with the wind energy
developer on small to medium sized wind energy installations. West
Coast Energy will offer its project development expertise and
financial strength as well as a guaranteed income stream or
discounted energy to landowners over a project's lifespan, in
return for rights to erect a wind turbine on their property.
The launch of the new discounted
energy scheme coincides with the Royal
Highland Show, the annual country and agriculture show, being
held between the 24 and 27 June in Edinburgh. West Coast Energy
will be present at the event, and on hand to answer any questions
landowners may have regarding the scheme and renewable energy
sources.
The proposition is based upon the
developer taking on all of the financial, technical and planning
risk associated with a project. Confident in its 14 plus successful
years in the onshore wind energy development sector, West Coast
Energy seeks to engage landowners with space to accommodate
individual wind turbines with a rated capacity of 100kW-to 1.5MW.
Such a development could produce up to 3,500MWh of renewable
electricity, which could be used on site as well as exported to the
local grid supply network.
West Coast Energy is keen to
communicate that its extensive in-house expertise and experience in
key areas such as grid connection, wind measurement, planning and
turbine procurement will ensure smooth progress through the
development process. This offers the landowner chance to be
completely 'hands-off' during a project including the operational
and decommissioning stages, but still benefit from two decades of
reduced energy costs or a diversified income.
Richard Fearnall, Development
Manager, West Coast Energy, comments: "We are hoping that our
proposition will make good environmental and business sense to
landowners. The recently launched Feed-in Tariff scheme will have
caught the attention of those with the potential to consider a
medium sized wind development, but there are still many technical
and financial barriers to overcome. We hope that our proposal will
not just be of interest to farmers and landowners, but to
businesses and community groups as well".
"West Coast Energy can provide
those looking for a development partner with the funds, experience
and expertise to capitalise on this opportunity. Our partners will
share the commercial benefit of schemes through improved energy
costs or a stable income stream."
Interested landowners can visit
West Coast Energy at the Royal Highland Show, Stand 14, Avenue 10
in the Renewables section, or apply for a free feasibility
assessment.
