Wind farm firm field questions
27 July 2007
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| A visitor to the exhibition studies the displays – Pics: Brian Purdy |
A WIND turbine exhibition, set up by Iberdrola, the company planning to build 16 wind turbines off the A141, near Floods Ferry, March, was staged at the town's Oliver Cromwell Hotel last Wednesday.
It featured leaflets, questionnaires and visual displays of how the farm might look and Iberdrola representatives answered questions.
Fenland District Council has responded cautiously to the plans. Council leader, Councillor Geoff Harper, and his deputy, Councillor Fred Yeulett, believe Fenland has done more than enough towards renewable energy.
Iberdrola senior project manager, James Innes, said: "We understand that wind farms are not for everybody and we will never be able to change some people's minds on the issue. But the Government has signed up to the Kyoto treaty and set very tough targets for reducing carbon emissions and wind farms make a huge difference."
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| James Innes, left, and Mark Wisniewski at the exhibition |
Project engineer, Mark Wisniewski, said: "The Fens are a good place to set up wind farms. The resources are here, there is a lot of wind and other wind farms around here are working well."
Mr Innes said: "One concern that has been frequently raised is the amount of noise turbines make. We are complying with legal issues with regards to the distances between the turbines and properties. The distances will be relative to the background noise and turbines could be anything from 500 to 1,000 metres from houses. We will study the completed questionnaires and look at any issues that arise."
Studies are being carried out regarding the turbines' environmental effect and building is expected to start mid 2009.
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