01/11/2012
Planning Success for Greenvale AP Wind Turbine
Lancaster, 11th January 2012. Planning permission for the single 2MW wind turbine has recently been granted by Fenland District Council. The turbine will supply the March site with stable-priced electricity for the long-term future benefit of the Greenvale business.
The commercial-scale wind project is being developed by on-site renewables specialist Wind Direct, which has taken the site through planning and will now go on to fund, install and operate the project on behalf of Greenvale.
With a high energy usage and over 300 people employed at the site, the Greenvale project is ideally placed to benefit from on-site generation.
Construction at the March site is likely to commence towards the end of 2012 following conclusion of the commercial agreements and once planning conditions are met. The latter includes details of construction such as ground investigations and procurement of the construction works.
A spokesperson for Greenvale said:
“The planning success is great news for Greenvale and the environment. We have our own policy aimed at reducing the varied environmental impacts that arise from our activities, and the planned installation of the Wind Direct turbine will go a long way towards reaching our targets.”
Frances Karki, Chief Operating Officer for Wind Direct said:
“Greenvale is committed to carbon reduction and the wind turbine will further demonstrate their level of commitment to customers and suppliers alike.
“In granting planning permission, Fenland District Council has essentially approved a project that will protect jobs in the area, adding to the sustainability of the Greenvale business.”
Wind Direct installs wind turbines that supply green, low cost energy to industrial and commercial sites throughout the UK. The electricity supplied is significantly cheaper than brown electricity and the company’s approach allows clients to fix the cost of electricity for up to ten years, with no capital outlay from the client.
Wind Direct has 22 projects in the public domain, with operational sites at Longhill Road in Cambridgeshire, Eastman Chemicals in Cumbria and Solutia Chemicals in Newport and most recently FMC Technologies in Fife. Work is currently being carried out to develop sites at Mars Complementary Petcare and Rodbaston College amongst others.
The commercial-scale wind project is being developed by on-site renewables specialist Wind Direct, which has taken the site through planning and will now go on to fund, install and operate the project on behalf of Greenvale.
With a high energy usage and over 300 people employed at the site, the Greenvale project is ideally placed to benefit from on-site generation.
Construction at the March site is likely to commence towards the end of 2012 following conclusion of the commercial agreements and once planning conditions are met. The latter includes details of construction such as ground investigations and procurement of the construction works.
A spokesperson for Greenvale said:
“The planning success is great news for Greenvale and the environment. We have our own policy aimed at reducing the varied environmental impacts that arise from our activities, and the planned installation of the Wind Direct turbine will go a long way towards reaching our targets.”
Frances Karki, Chief Operating Officer for Wind Direct said:
“Greenvale is committed to carbon reduction and the wind turbine will further demonstrate their level of commitment to customers and suppliers alike.
“In granting planning permission, Fenland District Council has essentially approved a project that will protect jobs in the area, adding to the sustainability of the Greenvale business.”
Wind Direct installs wind turbines that supply green, low cost energy to industrial and commercial sites throughout the UK. The electricity supplied is significantly cheaper than brown electricity and the company’s approach allows clients to fix the cost of electricity for up to ten years, with no capital outlay from the client.
Wind Direct has 22 projects in the public domain, with operational sites at Longhill Road in Cambridgeshire, Eastman Chemicals in Cumbria and Solutia Chemicals in Newport and most recently FMC Technologies in Fife. Work is currently being carried out to develop sites at Mars Complementary Petcare and Rodbaston College amongst others.
- Source:
- Wind Direct Ltd
- Author:
- David Saxon
- Email:
- david.saxon@wind-direct.co.uk
- Link:
- www.wind-direct.co.uk/...
