Plans for new wind turbines in Avonmouth
FOUR giant wind turbines which will be visible from miles away and will create enough electricity for 4,500 homes are to be built in Avonmouth.
The scheme has been put together by Bristol based green energy firm Triodos Renewables and the turbines will be built at Wessex Water’s sewage works.
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Building works on the four 126 metre tall turbines is due start at the end of this year and is likely to be completed within the next 12 months.
Triodos Renewables is an off-shoot of the ethical bank Triodos which has its national headquarters in Bristol.
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The electricity generated by the four turbines will be sold to the national grid under the Power Purchase Agreement and the project is also being backed by Ofgem.
Matthew Clayton, the managing director of Triodos Renewables, has been instrumental in setting up the deal.
He said: “We are delighted to have secured this deal with Wessex Water and to be building on their commitment to renewable energy.
“The shared sustainable ethos of Wessex Water has made our collaboration on this project a very positive experience.
“Developing another wind farm on a brownfield site fits well with our commitment for sensitively siting renewable energy projects. We are also pleased to be able to make our work visible to our shareholders, particularly those who are investing in our current share issue. Ten percent of our 5,000 shareholders live within 60 miles of the Avonmouth project which will be visible from the M5.”
GENeco, the firm set up by Wessex Water to look at ways of increasing renewable energy, is part of the deal which will lead to the turbines being built.
GENeco has made major improvements to treatment processes at Bristol sewage treatment works, to increase renewable power through anaerobic digestion and made the site self-sufficient in terms of creating energy.
Four years ago the firm developed plans to build wind turbines at the site. However, in recent years the company was able to further increase renewable energy generation to the extent that surplus power is now fed in to the national grid.
The opening of a food waste plant at the site this autumn will allow supermarkets, councils and food manufacturers to recycle waste providing additional renewable energy.
Mohammed Saddiq, the boss of the firm, said the company was pleased to see that even more renewable energy would be generated at the Avonmouth .
He said: “Triodos is well positioned to take the project forward and the company has similar sustainability goals to us. A substantial amount of renewable energy can be generated from the wind turbines which are amongst the most economic renewable energy resource available in the UK.”
The wind farm is the ninth in Triodos Renewables’ portfolio, which also includes Ness Point and Eye in Suffolk and Dunfermline in Fife, all located on brownfield sites.
Comments
by gary_hopkins
Wednesday, October 03 2012, 12:01AM
“There will be further turbines added in Avonmouth,some of them owned by the council.
Pity though that the post failed to even respond to the news of a reewable energy project in Avonmouth that will produce 6 times the energy output 24 hours a day.
The pyrolisis/gasification technology was first worked upon by Bristol company Compact Power and has now been massively refined by New Earth Solutions.
This is stage 2 of the Avonmouth plant that treats most of the black bag waste from the West of England.
Unlike a mass burn incinerator recyclate is removed first and the energy production is through a highly controlled process.
The plant employs around 100 directly and has a sizeable supply chain. In addition the combined plant is attracting enquiries from all around the world and continuing development is likely to make Bristol a world centre of excellence with huge export potential.
Should not the post be writing about a Bristol success story?”
by Gazzabristol
Tuesday, October 02 2012, 6:27PM
“Nice little earner for those with financial interests in the turbine companies and of course land owners that allow turbines to be built on their land.
The rest of us have higher electricity costs and we still have to build more conventional power stations as the turbines cannot be relied upon.
Sadly the general public are a bunch of suckers and lap it up.”
by tarmacman
Tuesday, October 02 2012, 6:11PM
“The claim in the article is the windmills - - - will supply 4500 homes. Is this 24 hours a day 365 days of the year ? - No didn't think so. If it works to max capacity for 10% of the time it's the same as supplying only 450 homes, and that assumes it's at the time of day those homes want power. If half is at night we can then halve the figure to 225 homes.
The opening paragraph should be - If the wind blows continuously it could supply 4500 homes BUt it could be as low as only 225 homes when the averaged over the days the wind blows”
by Brizz_Tony
Tuesday, October 02 2012, 4:51PM
“Not really great news. Someone has to pay for them, for the small amount of electricity they produce occasionally, and for the subsidy they earn. That will be us, then. We will also be paying to keep a power station running to step in at a moment's notice for when the wind doesn't blow. One day, when energy policy isn't controlled by politicians with vested interests in wind power, we will develop a sensible, sustainable, and affordable policy. At least they're not being built in a beauty spot.
The European country most beholden to wind power is Denmark. The European country with the highest electricity costs is Denmark. The total number of conventional power stations decommissioned in Denmark because of wind power is zero.
A report into wind power by a Danish think tank found that excessive wind power was diverting resources from the economy, lowering GDP. It found a few inconvenient truths, including that Denmark exports a lot of surplus energy, free of charge, to Sweden and Norway. When the wind drops, they have to buy it back. Also, the 20% slice of power produced by wind, according to the power companies, was actually less than 10%. Read it yourself:
http://tinyurl.com/mdfsju
This report by experts was rubbished by the government, which, like ours, will hear no criticism of wind power. We're doomed.”
by JimBob
Tuesday, October 02 2012, 3:24PM
“Great news. Congratulations to all involved who have made this possible!”