Asland Walks Energy Park – Wind and Solar Farm
Asland Walks Energy Park – Wind and Solar Farm
How much carbon will the wind farm and solar panels offset?
How much carbon will the wind farm and solar panels offset?
Around 7,228 tonnes of carbon emissions would be offset by the wind and solar, that amount of carbon is equivalent to 562 petrol passenger cars driven for a year. Calculations are based on the latest Carbon Trust carbon conversion and Government transport figures.
Will the local ecology and habitat be affected by the Aslands Walks Energy Park?
Will the local ecology and habitat be affected by the Aslands Walks Energy Park?
No, the local ecology and habitat at the Asland Walks Energy Park will actually improve, this is because current the site is cropped. The Asland Walks Energy Park ecology and habitat will be developed by the planting of 15,000 trees bordering field to provide a visual screen and increase wildlife habitats, plus the solar panel arrays provide further shelter for local ecology, and are proposed to be grazed by sheep. Additionally, as it has been demonstrated by the ecological studies carried out on the field and surrounding areas, the proposed renewables would not have an impact or cause ecological loss on wintering foraging birds, and as the entire field is now no longer required for solar panels, further ecological enhancement can take place to create habitats for Skylarks and similar species.
Why does there need to be both renewable solar and wind generation?
Why does there need to be both renewable solar and wind generation?
Feasibility studies have made evident that the seasonal generation profile for solar is complementary to wind, as the best solar resource is typically in the summer while the best wind resource is typically in the winter.
Therefore, both technologies are best combined to achieve greater optimisations between project sizing, peak energy demands and load profiles
How noisy will the wind turbines be and will these be heard from the village?
How noisy will the wind turbines be and will these be heard from the village?
No, the wind turbine would generate very little noise, which would be under 35dB, to give a comparable example a typical library or bird call is generally around 44dB. A number of different layouts were considered and it was determined that it would only be possible to fit one wind turbine within the developable area at the Sollom site. This is because the cumulative noise levels of two or more turbines would exceed the 35 dB LA(90) noise limit at nearby residential properties for all layouts considered. Additionally, as it has been demonstrated by the ecological studies carried out on the field and surrounding areas, the proposed renewables would not have an impact or cause ecological loss on wintering foraging birds, and as the entire field is now no longer required for solar panels, further ecological enhancement will take place with a ‘rewilding’ of the remaining field areas with woodland and scrubland to create habitats for Skylarks and similar species,
Are migrating or native birds at risk of collision with the wind turbine?
Are migrating or native birds at risk of collision with the wind turbine?
No, the wind turbine would generate very little noise, which would be under 35dB, to give a comparable example a typical library or bird call is generally around 44dB.
A number of different layouts were considered and it was determined that it would only be possible to fit one wind turbine within the developable area at the Asland Walks Energy Park This is because the cumulative noise levels of two or more turbines would exceed the 35 dB LA (90) noise limit at nearby residential properties for all layouts considered.
Will the wind turbine affect the already bad TV and mobile phone signal in the area?
Will the wind turbine affect the already bad TV and mobile phone signal in the area?
No, necessarily design and planning work is carried out between the turbine design team and the cellular/radar system providers to ensure the turbine location does not affect the area’s TV and mobile phone signal.