Public consultation continues for Louth Canal wind energy proposal

Published: 19/07/2011

Another public event will be held on Wednesday 27 July to share project progress with the local community for the wind energy scheme proposed at Louth Canal.

The drop-in event offers an opportunity for local community members and other stakeholders to learn more about the project and share feedback with the project team. There will also be a chance to view the turbine layout and to see to-scale computer generated photomontages which will show how the turbines would look in the landscape from a number of local viewpoints.

Ongoing consultation with the community along with further technical and environmental investigations has led to renewable energy developer Partnerships for Renewables dropping a turbine, taking the proposal from a four to a three turbine layout.

“We now have a design which uses both Environment Agency and private land to achieve the best layout for the site. Consultation with local residents has led to us dropping a turbine, to allow a design that best suits the surroundings,” explains Regional Manager, Dr. Jo Fleming, from Partnerships for Renewables.

The three turbine development would have a generating capacity of 2.3 megawatts each. This could generate around 15 gigawatt hours (GWh) of green electricity every year, powering 3,300 homes*. 

If the turbines are built there will be a community benefit fund associated with the scheme which would equal £17,250 per year for the life of the project (£2,500 per MW). This will be available to the community to decide to spend on whatever it chooses.

Dr Fleming continues:

“Local communities and interest groups are playing a key role in the project and we welcome ongoing contributions to our site investigations. We are committed to sharing information about the project and gathering feedback throughout the development process. We look forward to welcoming local residents to our exhibition”

Andrew Mozley, Planning and Corporate Services Manager at the Environment Agency said:

‘Using our land in a way that will help produce green energy, at no cost to us, is great news for the environment and something which I hope other landowners, both public sector and private, will consider.’

The public exhibition will be held on Wednesday 27 July from 3pm to 7pm at Tetney Village Hall, Humberston Road, Tetney, DN36 5NG

For further information please visit: www.pfr.co.uk/louthcanal

* Note: The environmental benefit figures are based on three 2.3 megawatt turbine, operating with a 25% capacity factor; average household electricity use of 4602.5kWh per annum; and the electricity generated displacing electricity generated from CCGT / average fuel mix - approx. 430gCO2/kWh.

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For further information please contact:

Jo Reeves, Communications Manager, Partnerships for Renewables

Tel: 07540 688 031 or email: jo.reeves@pfr.co.uk

Editor’s notes:

• Partnerships for Renewables is a Carbon Trust Enterprise set up to primarily partner with public sector bodies to explore renewable energy potential on their land. This means that all development costs are met by Partnerships for Renewables and their partners do not have to divert any funds away from frontline services. The company has been investigating Environment Agency sites for possible development across England and Wales since 2008. PfR’s developments  sometimes include extension on to third party land.
• Should the development go ahead The Environment Agency and the adjoining landowner will receive a percentage of the profits from the electricity generated by the wind turbines.
• For more information on PfR please visit www.pfr.co.uk

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