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UK’S FIRST ENDURANCE X29 TURBINE INSTALLED ON CORNISH FARM
The UK’s first Endurance X29 wind turbine has been installed on a farm at Liskeard in Cornwall where it will generate the equivalent electricity used by almost 150 homes.
The installation was carried out by Earthmill, one of the UK’s only specialist farm-scale wind turbine installers and suppliers. It is also one of the few authorised suppliers than can install the Endurance X29.
500,000 KWH PER YEAR The 225kW unit, which was built by Endurance Wind Power at its new factory in Hartlebury, West Midlands, is already generating clean energy on Matthew Rowe’s Great Tredinnick Dairy Farm. It will generate power for the dairy farm, up to 500,000 kWh per year.
EFFICIENT GENERATION
“The X29 is modest in size, requiring only a 30m mast which makes it a great option for farms with high power requirements,” said Steve Milner, Managing Director of Earthmill. “It has a very efficient generator which operates at a low level resistance, allowing the turbine to start producing energy at a wind speed of just four metres per second, just a light breeze.”
He added: “The financial benefits of wind turbines for farms are becoming widely known, with farmers turning to them as an additional source of revenue in the wake of a dramatic fall in income, coupled with rising energy costs.”
INVESTMENT Endurance’s investment in new manufacturing facilities is evidence of the boom in the farm wind market. The plant is creating up to 100 new green jobs and will eventually build 100 turbines a year.
DEADLINES New turbines need to be pre-registered with regulator Ofgem by 31st December and hundreds of farmers are now working to beat the end of year deadline and benefit from the maximum available revenues.
There are now over 500 planning applications being considered by councils across the UK and figures from the leading turbine suppliers show that over 200 farm scale turbines could be connected to the National Grid ahead of the looming energy regulator deadlines.
MEDIUM WIND MARKET A report on the small and medium wind market published last week by Renewable UK shows that the industry doubled in size last year and the technology is injecting over £100m into the rural economy.
“The report shows the vital role that farm wind is playing in supporting the cash strapped rural economy, with 86 per cent of small-scale turbines installed in rural areas,” said Endurance UK Managing Director Dave Rankin.
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