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Loscar
Wind Project

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Location

Harthill, South Yorkshire

Summary of site

Cornwall Light & Power (CLP) acquired this project from nPower renewables in October 2005. CLP has received planning permission from Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) to construct three wind turbines at Loscar Farm, Harthill, near Sheffield.

The scheme will provide a total installed capacity of 3.9MW and generate around 9,224MWh of electricity each year. The turbines will have up to a 95 metre tip height and a hub height of 60 metres.

Over 2,000 local homes will benefit, and up to 7,900 tonnes of CO2 each year could be offset from conventional fossil fuel burning power stations. It would be the first commercial wind energy project in RMBC.

Figure for numbers of households potentially served based on Government figures for average household consumption. Future changes in the power generation mix and fuel costs in the UK mean that the CO2 figure may change over time.

Latest information

What’s happening on site?

Cornwall Light and Power has now signed a contract with manufacturer Acciona for the supply of the three wind turbines that will generate clean power at this site.

Cornwall Light & Power has completed a number of pieces of work prior to construction starting on site, including:

  • A topographical survey of the area
  • A baseline TV reception survey across the area (covering a range of 5km)
  • Archaeological investigations
  • Detailed landscape surveys of all trees, hedges and other landscape features which may be affected by the works have been undertaken.
  • Boreholes have been dug to ascertain the nature of the underlying ground and rock structure.

Construction schedule for 2010

Spring 2010

  • Balance of Plant Works commence
  • Creation of a new vehicular access point off Packman Lane
  • Creation of temporary construction compound
  • Construction of on-site access tracks
  • Construction of turbine foundations
  • Electrical infrastructure installation (underground cabling and construction of substation/control building)

Summer 2010

  • Turbines due to be delivered

  • Turbines due to be erected, commissioned and operational

Please note that all timings given are indicative and may be subject to change. Full-scale construction activities will only commence on site once preliminary studies have been carried out.

 

 

 

 

 

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