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 12,000 tonnes of carbon emissions would be offset by the wind, solar and biogas plant renewable generation, that amount of carbon is equivalent to 2,254 petrol passenger cars driven for a year.
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, in accordance with planning requirements, a 4-week noise assessment study took place, noise monitoring equipment was placed in residents garden’s closest to the Asland Walks site, these where in four locations being to the north, east, south east and south west of the site. Noise modelling then is taking place to determine if there is any noise impact on residents, with initial results showing there is no noise impact.
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 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.
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.