Edintore Wind Farm

[linesrg]

Good Morning All,

Had a flyer through the door a couple of weeks back about a prospective small wind farm being planned for near Keith up here in Aberdeenshire (http://www.edintorewindfarm.co.uk/).

The builders, Vento Ludens, are hosting a couple of public meetings a week today.

As I'll be at home I'm going to go along with a view to finding out what might be in it with regards to investing. I'm not getting my hopes of untold riches up but they are inviting small investors.

Does anybody have any knowledge or experience in this field?

Regards

Richard

[Ted]

Have a look at Toronto Windshare for an example of what can be done with a community focused project:  http://www.windshare.ca/about/about_windshare.html

There are also plans near here for a couple of community wind projects that are still in the early stages.

[Amy]

I think one of the Hebridees islands are planning a similar venture.

[linesrg]

Good Morning,

I went to the local presentation last Saturday and spoke to a representative from Vento Ludens and also filled in a form expressing interest in becoming an investor.

Apparently Vento will make decisions about such things when full planning permission is granted later in the year but their representative made much of the fact that they had a similar venture in Germany where one of the turbines was co-operatively owned. They are also in discussion with Energy4all so I'll just have to wait and see.

Regards

Richard

 

[linesrg]

Good Evening All,

Stuck recuperating as I am I find myself with the time to trawl the web.

Moray Council rejected the planning application at a meeting on Dec 16th. I see one of the reasons given was the impact on the views from various highpoints in Aberdeenshire such as Tap o' the Noth. I would stick money that not one member of the current Moray Council has ever been on the top of this hill....................

I also read in the local paper a letter from the boss of a local firm of slaters in Rhynie expressing disappointment that an extension to the farm at Cairnmore had been rejected.

I have mixed views on this latter news as it is the wind farm causing me problems with my inverters.

I also heard from SSE this afternoon. They are coming to fit a voltage monitor next Tuesday. Speaking to this guy it is clear that they are only too well aware of the problem. Apparently historically they aim for 250V as he told me the 246V we have currently was actually a shade on the low side.

He told me that they have had to replace a number of transformers already where they weren't able to re-tap them, in some cases the installers of microgeneration have had to pay for this!!

In my case he advised that if it became necessary to do something it would be at SSE's cost.

Regards

Richard

 

[Ben55]

Good Evening All,


I also heard from SSE this afternoon. They are coming to fit a voltage monitor next Tuesday. Speaking to this guy it is clear that they are only too well aware of the problem. Apparently historically they aim for 250V as he told me the 246V we have currently was actually a shade on the low side.
 

Never heard of  official voltage of 250  !!  Does it vary with location ?

I thought it was  officially 240, in Scotland and England,  for fifty years at least.

(In practice, from about 235 to 245 ).

Do hope you solve your voltage headache.... keep us informed

[Ben55]

Hi Richard

Sad about the voltage fluctuations  you've had  from the windfarm. 

On windy days is it still a major problem ?

[martin]

The DNOs are allowed to send out 230 volts plus 10% or minus 6% (roughly 216-253 volts), but when it suits them they'll shunt it out way outside those limits (260 volts is not unknown hereabouts)

[Ben55]

Thanks Martin. I have to admit,  some of my brain cells could be holding info that's 40 years out of date...