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Peel Energy unveils £50m wind farm on Cheshire marshland
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TURBINES standing more than 400ft tall could soon tower over hundreds of hectares of marshland in Cheshire. The county’s first wind farm would have 21 turbines on the Frodsham and Ince Marshes, and become one of the largest onshore wind power sites in the UK. The £50m proposal, by developer Peel Energy, can be seen by the public at Helsby Community Centre on Saturday, November 28, before they are formally submitted in spring, 2010. The giant wind turbines could provide energy for up to 30,000 homes, more than one-fifth of the homes in west Cheshire and Chester, and achieve more than one-quarter of the county’s 2020 renewable energy target. Richard Dibley, Peel Energy’s development manager, said: “This is a major scheme not only for Cheshire, but for the whole of the North West, and if approved it will help play a significant part in achieving the important goals set out to both tackle climate change and safeguard electricity supplies in the future. “We believe the deposit ground is a good location for a wind farm, but we want to hear what people think, too.” If the plan goes ahead, workers would use an entrance at Marsh Lane, Frodsham. Source: Paul Mannion Liverpool Daily Post 16th October 2009 |
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The Inaugural North West Awards for Coastal Excellence (NW ACE) long-term management of our coast and near-shore marine environments.
The 2010 awards are free to enter
Nominations open on the 8th February 2010 and will close at 5 p.m. on 30th April 2010. |
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Salt marsh conservation project at Widnes Warth
Halton Borough Council in its published Natural Asset Strategy has an ambitious policy to create an Upper Mersey Estuary Nature Reserve: this is the estuary upstream from the Silver Jubilee Bridge at Runcorn and Widnes towards the tidal limit at Howley Weir in Warrington. In conjunction with the proposal for a new bridge crossing over the estuary – the Mersey Gateway - the council has recently purchased 45 hectares of unmanaged saltmarsh at Widnes Warth. This saltmarsh will become part of a nature reserve network once the Mersey Gateway Bridge is operational – the decision to proceed with the Bridge is currently with the Secretary of State (February 2010). In the meantime, this saltmarsh will form the basis of a collaborative research project with the University of Salford, with the appointment of a full-time research student for 36 months from April 2010. Further details can be seen on the Salford website on this link: http://www.cesr.salford.ac.uk/studentships The closing date is February 26th 2010 more >>>>> |
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Widnes Warth, January 2010 |
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The North West Coastal Forum is pleased to announce a free national conference - 'Coastal Engineering Solutions' running from 24th to 25th March 2010 at the Blackpool Hilton.
Coastal change constantly challenges us to come up with new, innovative, affordable solutions to managing our coastline. Nationally, Government policy is shifting focus from defending at all costs to an approach focusing on defending only where need can be justified. This conference is designed to explore the social, economic and environmental benefits that good schemes can bring, both during construction and in the long-term, for example use of local labour and increased tourism. More >>>>>> |