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Content last updated 15th January 2010
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Lissett Airfield
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Novera received planning approval to build a wind farm on the former RAF Airfield near Lissett, south of Bridlington in February 2007 followed by full planning consent in July. Construction commenced in December 2007 and generation in February 2009. Lissett Airfield wind farm has an installed capacity of 30MW, enough to supply renewable electricity for approximately 13,420 homes*, equivalent to 10% of the households in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
During the Second World War, Lissett was the base for 158 Squadron RAF, a Halifax bomber squadron. Adrian Hammond from the 158 Squadron Association commented: "Lissett Airfield, which formerly played an important role in protecting the country, could again be making an important contribution by fighting climate change." As a reminder of this time, Novera has erected a memorial and named the turbines after the Halifax bombers that flew from the Airfield.
* Based on 4,700kWh average annual household electricity consumption, recommended by BWEA and sourced from BERR (previously DTI) Digest of UK Energy Statistics, 2005).
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
A Community Liaison Forum has been established for Lissett Airfield which allows Novera to update the Council, Parish Councils and local tourism industry on the wind farm.
The establishment of a Community Trust Fund is to ensure that some of the revenue generated by our wind farm at Lissett Airfield can be used for local causes. This has been welcomed by the community local to Lissett Airfield.
If you would like to contact the Lissett project team with questions, concerns or suggestions for suitable projects for the Community Trust, please email LissettAirfield@noveraenergy.com.
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"[Novera] is to be praised for both publicising and explaining to the local community precisely what it is they wish to achieve…"
(Extract from a letter from an MP, 6th September 2006, in connection with a wind farm planning application) |
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