Projects
French Farm
Wind Project
Location
French Farm, near Thorney, Cambridgeshire
Summary of site
Cornwall Light and Power is applying for planning permission to install two wind turbines on land at French Farm, near Thorney. The application is for an alteration to an existing planning consent that was granted in 1993, and will effectively see more homes benefiting from clean electricity than this original consent allows for.
The proposed scheme will consist of two turbines each rated at between 2000kW (2MW) and 2500kW (2.5MW) and in identical locations to those already consented. The new turbines would produce a minimum of five times more power and hence five times the CO² saving. The turbines would have a 100 metre tip height and 60 metre tower height.
If the new scheme is approved, over 1,700 local homes will benefit, and would offset over 6,000 tonnes of CO² emissions from conventional fossil fuel burning power stations.
Latest information
March 2008
The revised planning application has been registered with Peterborough City Council.
The development team welcomes the views of local people - contact details can be found here.