Winscales Moor Wind Farm
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Winscales Moor Wind Farm is a group of 7 turbines located between the A595
and A66
, near Winscales, in Cumbria
, England. The turbines have a tip height of 81 metres, the total installed capacity is 9.1 MW. The wind farm
was developed by Your Energy Ltd and is owned by Mistral Windfarms. Engineering Renewables Ltd manage the construction and operation.
V52 turbines producing an annual energy output of 18,800 MWh
, equivalent to the needs of approximately 4,000 households.
Your Energy Ltd submitted an application to Allerdale Borough Council in December 2006 for approval and planning permission was granted in June 2007. It became operational in May 2009.
Cumbrian firm Story Construction were the main contractor appointed to build the wind farm. The Vestas turbines are 81 metres high: 50 metres to the hub and a 62 metre diameter rotor.
The wind farm will contribute £130,000 during its life towards projects in the parishes of Winscales, Great Clifton
and Little Clifton
.
Local projects to benefit include the Great Clifton Village Hall which received £5,200 towards a new central heating system, and Little Clifton Village Hall received £8,000 towards renovations.
The fund is administered by the Cumbria Community foundation
The wind farm is featured on a Windspotting Brochure produced for tourists to the area.
A595 road
The A595 is a primary route in Cumbria, in northern England that starts in Carlisle, passes through Whitehaven, and goes close to Workington, Cockermouth and Wigton. It passes Sellafield and Ravenglass before ending at the Dalton-in-Furness by-pass, in southern Cumbria, where it joins the A590...
and A66
A66 road
The A66 is a major road in northern England which in part follows the course of the Roman road from Scotch Corner to Penrith. It runs from east of Middlesbrough in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire to Workington in Cumbria...
, near Winscales, in Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England. The turbines have a tip height of 81 metres, the total installed capacity is 9.1 MW. The wind farm
Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
was developed by Your Energy Ltd and is owned by Mistral Windfarms. Engineering Renewables Ltd manage the construction and operation.
Description
Otherwise known as the Winscales Extension, it is located adjacent to the original Winscales Wind Farm, built in 1999. There are seven VestasVestas
Vestas Wind Systems A/S is a Danish manufacturer, seller, installer, and servicer of wind turbines. It is the largest in the world, but due to very rapid growth of its competitors, its market share decreased from 28% in 2007 to 12.5% in 2009...
V52 turbines producing an annual energy output of 18,800 MWh
MWH
MWH may stand for:* International Air Transport Association airport code for Grant County International Airport* MWH Global, an international water engineering consultancy* Men Without Hats, a Canadian New Wave band...
, equivalent to the needs of approximately 4,000 households.
Your Energy Ltd submitted an application to Allerdale Borough Council in December 2006 for approval and planning permission was granted in June 2007. It became operational in May 2009.
Cumbrian firm Story Construction were the main contractor appointed to build the wind farm. The Vestas turbines are 81 metres high: 50 metres to the hub and a 62 metre diameter rotor.
The wind farm will contribute £130,000 during its life towards projects in the parishes of Winscales, Great Clifton
Great Clifton
Great Clifton is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in the English county of Cumbria. In the 2001 census, it has a population of 1,101....
and Little Clifton
Little Clifton
Little Clifton is a civil parish in the Allerdale district, in the county of Cumbria, England. In 2001 it had a population of 391.- External links :* http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=6227...
.
Local projects to benefit include the Great Clifton Village Hall which received £5,200 towards a new central heating system, and Little Clifton Village Hall received £8,000 towards renovations.
The fund is administered by the Cumbria Community foundation
Community foundation
Community foundations are instruments of civil society designed to pool donations into a coordinated investment and grant making facility dedicated primarily to the social improvement of a given place...
The wind farm is featured on a Windspotting Brochure produced for tourists to the area.