The installation of Cornwall’s first, smart grid-connected wind turbine will power the equivalent of over 1440 homes and help cut carbon emissions.
It will generate enough renewable electricity to reduce Cornwall’s greenhouse gas emissions by more than 3300 tonnes a year over the next two decades.
The 2.3 megawatt (MW) and 98,5m high turbine is sited on Cornwall Council land at Ventonteague, near the A30.
The new wind turbine is part of an EU-funded trial and forms part of the innovative Cornwall Local Energy Market (LEM) which aims to help increase the amount of renewable energy that can be deployed by managing the electricity network more efficiently.
The LEM project is receiving £11.5m support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and is a collaboration between Centrica, Western Power Distribution (WPD), N-SIDE, Imperial College, the University of Exeter and National Grid.
For more information visit: cornwallislesofscillygrowthprogramme.org.uk/projects/local-energy-market/
