York wind turbine plan unveiled
RENEWABLE energy firm Banks Renewables has announced plans for a new wind farm on land next to the A64 south west of York.
The company is expecting to put five turbines on the site near the junction with the A1237 known as Hagg Wood, generating enough power for around 8,300 homes.
Phil Dyke, development director at Banks Renewables, said: “Power generated by onshore wind farms such as Hagg Wood has a crucial role to play in meeting local and national energy requirements in the foreseeable future, and we are confident that we will be able to design a scheme that is both environmentally acceptable to local communities and capable of producing significant amounts of renewable energy.
”Feedback from local communities always plays an important part in shaping all the proposals that Banks puts forward, and we will be holding a number of events at which local people and other consultees will be able to give their opinions and ask any questions they might have.”
Banks Renewables was the company behind the largest onshore wind far in the North-East at Tow Law in County Durham. It is expecting to submit an application for a wind monitoring mast this month and a planning application by the end of the year.
If it gets the go-ahead, the turbines will be sited on land owned by Askham Bryan College.
Principal Liz Philip said: “We are very excited about this project, particularly as we would be the first college in the UK to incorporate a wind farm. We have always been a pioneering organisation, and this builds on that reputation.
“Our reasons for exploring this are that it adds to our existing environmental initiatives and would be a superb, practical resource for students. We already run sustainable land management courses, and this would enable them, and indeed all our students, to see for themselves what is involved.”
