SPONSORS OF DISTRIBUTED WIND
DISTRIBUTED WIND
Our readership may not have heard the expression ‘Distributed wind’. Julian Martin CEO, ICE Renewables (sponsors of this feature) explains...
“Many of our customers in the agricultural and commercial sectors have high local energy demand whether to operate machinery or refrigeration equipment. Distributed wind energy production allows for energy to be produced at the point of consumption and allows the producer to directly offset local energy requirements and feed the excess produced back into the network to be consumed locally. This model is more efficient than centralised energy production as there is less energy loss across the grid.”
ONE YEAR UNTIL DIGRESSION HITTING THE FEED-IN TARIFF MILESTONES FOR MEDIUM WIND
With only one year to go until the Feed-In Tariff (FIT) for wind is due to reduce, ICE Renewables highlights some key milestones to ensure your wind projects stays on track to beat the 2014 April reduction.
KEY DATES December 2013
There are two key dates to remember. If by the end of December 2013 you have planning consent, a valid grid connection offer and you have registered your pre-accreditation for the FIT, you will then be given a further 12 months to get your project installed from the date of pre accreditation.
March 2014
If this target can’t be met, then wind projects will have to be completed and the turbine commissioned by the end of March 2014. time is tight, the difference in the FIT rate reduction could be the difference between a viable and non-viable project, so it is important to understand the steps that need to be taken to beat the FIT deadline.
SPECIFIC DETAIL
Ideally a good site will have been identified with decent wind speed data, a wind study and sound financial backing. To hit the deadline the project should already be underway and ideally in planning or about to be submitted. It can take 6 weeks to get all the technical reports together for a planning submission, longer if further studies are required.
QUALITY OF SUBMISSION The better quality the submission, the better chance of understanding the viability of the project early on and avoiding planning delays. This decision can be complicated further by a lengthy Judicial Review process if you want to appeal.
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