About the project
British Waterways owns land around the Boddington Reservoir in Northamptonshire and is working with Partnerships for Renewables to explore the feasibility of generating renewable energy on this land. A potential wind power project is currently being investigated.
The work carried out so far suggests that the site could potentially accommodate a single 1.5 Megawatt wind turbine with a maximum tip height of up to 125 metres (the combined height of the tower and blades).
There is still a some environmental work to carry out to establish whether the Boddington Reservoir site is an appropriate location for a wind turbine.
If the site is found to be a suitable location we will submit a full Environmental Impact Assessment with the planning application and will keep the local community informed throughout the development process.
With the need to carry out the relevant environmental and technical studies, Partnerships for Renewables expects that the project will be ready for submission for a planning application no earlier than late 2010.
Scoping report
In March 2010 we submitted a Scoping Report to Daventry District Council which outlines the study methodologies we plan to adopt during the site assessment process. This will be reviewed by statutory consultees who will suggest any changes they deem necessary to ensure that any future Environmental Impact Assessment considers all of the relevant site issues. A copy of the report can be found as a PDF attachment below.
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