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Content last updated 28th November 2008 |
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Gordonstown Hill
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Novera is progressing proposals for a planning application for a small-scale wind farm, to be known as Gordonstown Hill Wind Farm, at Gordonstown Hill, near Kirkton of Auchterless and approximately 9km south of Turriff, Aberdeenshire.
Gordonstown Hill has been selected as a suitable site as it has a number of attributes which allow for the development of a wind farm with minimal environmental effects. As part of the site selection process, feasibility studies were undertaken and these indicated that Gordonstown Hill had excellent potential because of the exposed nature of the site and its high wind speeds.
There are no environmental designations on the site which currently comprises agricultural farmland owned by three landowners and the proposed turbine envelope will cover approximately 34ha, i.e. the turbines will be spread out over less than 10% of the overall site area.
Initial design proposals are for up to six turbines with a blade tip height of up to 105m. Depending on turbine choice, the generation capacity could be up to 12MW which would be enough power to supply approximately 7,000 homes*.
If you are interested in getting involved in the proposal, whether as a supporter or a potential contractor in the development of Gordonstown Hill, you can contact us at: GordonstownHillWindFarm@noveraenergy.com.
Copies of the documentation relating to public consultations can be downloaded from the links on the right. Alternatively please email us with requests for hard copies.
* This calculation is based on the likely annual generation of the proposed turbines and BERR's (previously known as the DTI) figure for average annual household electricity demand of 4,494 kWh (Regional Electricity Consumption Statistics 2006: www.berr.gov.uk/energy/statistics/regional/regional-local-electricity/page36213.html); the figure is rounded down to the nearest 500 homes. The calculation uses a capacity factor of 30% which is considered appropriate to the geographical location and size of the turbines proposed. This is based on the capacity factor for Scotland in BERR's UK Onshore Wind Capacity Factors 1998-2004 (www.berr.gov.uk/files/file43950.pdf). Further on-site assessment of the wind regime will allow more accurate assessment of the likely capacity factor in due course..
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