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OR everyone harbouring currently working to ease the
dreams of being able to cut planning rules for small wind
their fuel bills by producing turbines so more homeowners
enough green energy to power can install them with a minimum
their home, there is heartening of fuss.”
news from a study commissioned Dr Mark Williamson, Director of
by the Carbon Trust. Carbon Trust Innovations, said:
Small-scale wind energy “Small-scale wind energy is
production could provide families attracting growing interest. We are
and businesses with savings while receiving increasing enquiries
saving around 0.6million tonnes of from organisations considering
CO2 emissions. installing small turbines.
The 18-month research was “It’s vital people understand the
carried out jointly by the Met wind resources available to them.
Office and Entec – the UK We also believe it is essential that
Environmental and Engineering government policies and public
Consultancy. They found rural funding encourage carbon savings
locations would be particularly from small wind turbines most
suitable for small-scale wind effectively.”
turbines since they tend to be Alex Murley, Small Wind Systems
windier than urban sites. Manager at The British Wind
Based on 10 per cent of house- Energy Association, said: “Britain
holds installing turbines, the has the best wind conditions in
report says that up to 1.5 terawatt Europe, as well as a world-leading
hours of electricity could be manufacturing base for small
produced in the UK every year in wind turbines. As we see small
this way. The report also suggests wind energy start to take off, this
assessing each proposed small report provides clarifications
turbine site on how likely it was to about the nature of the UK wind
produce significant CO2 savings. resource and recommendations to
This would ensure grants were maximise energy generation. This
directed towards the most is essential as we move towards
promising projects. increasing supplies of clean,
Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks green renewable energy.”
said: “Small-scale power Cathy Durston, Head of
generation like wind turbines can Consulting at the Met Office, said:
turn the concerned individual in to “We hope to use our expertise to
an active citizen in the fight expand this important work to
against climate change. We are other renewable energy projects.”
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