Second Shropshire wind turbine for Natural Energy
by Tony Carver
April 24, 2009
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A 6kW wind turbine near Bucknell in South Shropshire is the latest of the installations undertaken by Worcestershire based firm, Natural Energy. Â Â
Spiralling electricity costs coupled with a desire to make use of a natural resource of the area and contribute positively to national policy has resulted in the owners of a small holding installing a 6kW wind turbine.
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Situated in the Shropshire Hills area of outstanding natural beauty with plentiful wind, the grid connected wind turbine on a 15 metre tower will contribute positively to the demands of the small holding and house with any surplus energy being exported to the grid.
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Rural businesses, including farmers and owners of small holdings, in the West Midlands are particularly fortunate to be in an area where there is currently positive support in the form of grant funding of up to 50% depending on eligibility criteria. Such funding has been an important element to the decision to proceed with the turbine installation.
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The wind turbine in Bucknell has been supported by a funding scheme known as RE:think Energy which is managed by the Marches Energy Agency and Shropshire Council and funded through Advantage West Midlands.The scheme enables SMEs to capitalise on opportunities to install renewable energy technologies as well as provide openings for business within the Rural Regeneration Zone (Shropshire, Herefordshire and parts of Worcestershire),through the manufacture, supply and installation of renewable technologies and services.
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The turbine is manufactured by the long established firm Proven Energy based near Glasgow in Scotland.Â
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Natural Energy is currently handling more than 50 installations in the West Midlands, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset and as far a field as Cumbria, Anglesey and West Wales.
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