Press release for Davidstow Community WIndfarm Announcement Community Windpower Limited are delighted to announce their latest community windfarm project at Davidstow, North Cornwall. The proposed project features 20 turbines, with a total generating capacity of up to 50 MW and lies within and around Davidstow Woods, including the old World War II airfield, near tot he existing Dairy Crest Factory. This one windfarm will provide the remaining 50% of Cornwall’s 2010 Renewable Energy Target in a remote area and is sited on the largest and best suited brownfield site in Cornwall. It would generate nearly 5 times the current capacity of both the Delabole and Cold Northcott windfarms combined. The electricity generated by this windfarm alone will power approximately 28,000 homes, nearly 82% of North Cornwall households; and by supplying the local distribution network will provide much needed electrical generation in the South West. The project would displace over 113,000 tonnes of CO2 every year (A), equivalent to 32,000 cars taken off the road in Cornwall. The Davidstow Community Windfarm has been under development for over two years, during which time bird and habitat studies have been undertaken. The scheme has been amended to take into account local constraints and take advantage of the existing airfield taxiways and runways to minimise additional construction works. Discussions have taken place with the Forestry Commission on enhancing the existing Davidstow Woods, which would be retained to help screen the development. A full planning application will be made later this year. Rod Wood, Company Director, said; ‘We are delighted to bring this exciting renewable energy project in to the public domain and to start our consultation with the local communities. We will be holding the first open exhibitions next week in Camelford and Tremail and have set up a dedicated website for our windfarm proposal; He continued; ‘This interactive website provides the opportunity to view the proposal in detail and allows the user to leave comments. We are very keen to be as open and transparent as possible and to engage with the local community in this exciting renewable energy proposal. We will listen to local residents and accommodate their ideas and suggestions. Our community and educational benefits are directed at the local community and provide real tangible long term support. For example, we will be investing £1m to improve domestic energy efficiency and to help people to reduce their carbon emissions in the Camelford area. Details of the benefits are listed on the website and include;
Matthew Spencer of RegenSw adds: ‘"We’d encourage councils in Cornwall to consider new wind proposals with an open mind. Wind energy remains the cheapest and most powerful renewable technology available to us at the moment, and Cornwall will not maintain its lead in renewable energy unless some new schemes are approved." Community Windpower have organised open exhibitions next week in the main hall at Sir James Smith’s Community School, Dark Lane Camelford on Tuesday 17th July (6:30pm till 9:00pm) and at the Methodist Sunday School in Tremail on Wednesday 18th July (10:00am till 9:00pm), everyone is welcome to view and discuss the proposals with the team. Community Windpower will also be at The Camelford Show on Wednesday 8th August and will be organising further exhibitions during August; see the website for updates. Notes to Editors 1. Community Windpower Limited was formed in 2001 and we are an independent, UK based company, working with local communities and stakeholders to build windfarms that can provide tangible economic benefits to whole communities and local schools. 2. Our first windfarm in Dalry, North Ayrshire, Scotland, was commissioned in 2006 and has generated enough power for over 12,000 homes in its first year of operation, around 57 GWh. Aikengall Community Windfarm near Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland, featuring 16 turbines, was consented in 2007 and is planned to be fully operational in 2008. 3. We have an expanding windfarm project portfolio, all of which focus on deriving real educational and environmental benefits to help to reduce the serious threat that Climate Change now poses. A. This is based on an emissions factor of 860g CO2/kWh, as electricity generated by coal fired power stations is typically displaced by wind power generating capacity. However, it should be noted that future changes in the power generating mix and fuel costs in the UK over the life of the wind farm means this figure may change over time. |
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