Q&A for mast planning application (pdf, 67.34 kB)
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Brackmills Industrial Estate, Northhampton
Planning Since: January 2011
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Coca-Cola Enterprises, Northampton
Assessing the wind speed
Ecotricity are working with Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE) and have now installed a temporary 70m wind speed monitoring mast at their Northampton distribution site.
The temporary mast, simply a tall slender pole secured by guy ropes, is designed to put wind speed & direction measuring equipment into the air to see if the site really is suitable for wind energy. It will be installed for a period of 12 months, before being simply taken down leaving virtually no trace.
Installing a mast is the first step in a very long and thorough process to determine if this site is even viable for a modern windmill. Only after we’ve looked at the data will we know for sure.
It’s great to be working with CCE again, as Ecotricity worked closely with them over two years ago when we looked at developing a windmill at their Wakefield site. Sadly, that didn’t prove possible because of constraints around the site.
If you would like to know more about our mast, or have any other questions, then please drop us a line at
CCENorthampton@ecotricity.co.uk
Planning Updates
Wind Mast Installed - 18 April 2012
The mast was installed on the site in late May 2011 and since this time we have been gathering wind speed data for the site. When we have a full 12 month’s worth of data Ecotricity will be able to determine if this site is suitable for a wind turbine.
Mast application approved! - 07 April 2011
We are really pleased to say that this week Northampton Borough Council has given us planning permission for the wind mast. We hope to get the mast installed by late May so that we can begin to record the wind speed on the site and determine if the site is suitable for a wind turbine.
Temporary mast application goes ahead! - 28 January 2011
Ecotricity has applied to install a temporary wind mast on behalf of Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) at their Northampton distribution site.
A temporary wind mast is a tall slender metal pole secured by guy ropes, designed to elevate wind speed & direction measuring equipment into the air at height to measure if the site is suitable for wind energy. If approved, the mast would be 70m metres in height and 22cm wide and would be in place for a maximum of 12 months before being taken down.
A temporary mast is one of a number of thorough stages to assess if the site may be suitable for producing wind energy. Only once the data from the mast has been collated and analysed will a decision be able to be made as to whether or not to progress with wind energy.
