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Eyes Have it - Roy Humphrey Group Turbines Consented
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02/08/2010 Suffolk County Council’s goal of becoming the UK’s Greenest County have moved a step closer, with planning permission granted for two 2.5MW wind turbines on the Airfield Industrial Estate, near Eye.
The project has been developed by green energy experts Wind Direct and local business entrepreneur Roy Humphrey. The turbines will supply green energy direct to ... Find out more >>
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Dewlay Cheese reaches financial close
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24/03/2010 Wind Direct has last night achieved financial close on its 2MW on-site generation project at Dewlay Cheesemakers Ltd in Garstang, Lancashire.
Agreements have been finalised between Wind Direct and client/landowners Dewlay Cheesemakers; turbine supplier Repower; and financial investors HgCapital. The civil engineering contract has been awarded to Hanson Contractors, with ... Find out more >>
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Welsh Minister Opens Largest On-Site Wind Project
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15/03/2010 Wales’ environment minister Jane Davidson has officially opened two wind turbines developed, constructed and now operated by Wind Direct at the site of Solutia Chemicals, Newport.
The Wind Direct project, which is the largest of its kind in Wales, was also fittingly chosen as the background to the launch of the Welsh Assembly Government’s Energy Policy Statement ... Find out more >>
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Greenvale AP Submits Met Mast Application for Green Energy
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16/02/2010 Greenvale AP have teamed up with on site wind energy specialists Wind Direct to investigate the possibility of producing clean, green renewable energy at their facility near Doddington, March.
The installation of a wind turbine at the Greenvale Doddington site, will enable Greenvale to reduce their carbon footprint, whilst protecting against volatile energy prices.
With ... Find out more >>
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Wales’ Largest On-Site Wind Project Operational at Solutia Chemicals (UK)
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15/12/2009 The largest on-site wind generation project in Wales became operational yesterday as turbine blades started turning at Solutia Chemicals (UK).
Having completed the testing phase, the two 2.5MW wind turbines are now fully operational and will supply up to a third of the chemical company’s needs at the site in Newport, Wales.
Solutia is the second chemical ... Find out more >>
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Solutia Wind Turbine Blades Set for Delivery
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16/10/2009 Wind turbine blades for Solutia Chemicals’ green energy project are to be delivered to the Newport site this weekend.
A convoy of six extended articulated lorries will transport the 45m turbine blades required for Solutia’s two wind turbines in the early hours of Saturday morning, from Newport dock, west of the river Usk, across the Usk Bridge and to the Solutia ... Find out more >>
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Wind, Direct to Owenstown
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27/08/2009 An innovative new town in Scotland for 20,000 people could soon be using energy generated by Wind Direct turbines.
Owenstown, which is named after the pioneering mill owner, Robert Owen, will be built on a 2,000 acre site in Lanarkshire and if everything goes to plan, could be established within the next three years.
Wind Direct will be participating in the ... Find out more >>
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Dewlay Scoops Top Industry Award
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26/06/2009 Lancashire based cheese maker, Dewlay, has picked up the 2009 Food Northwest Award for Environmental Sustainability.
Organised by Food Northwest, the organisation set up by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) to lead the food and drink industry, the annual awards are in their fourth year.
The awards recognise the innovation and achievements of businesses ... Find out more >>
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Chemical Company to Generate On-Site Energy from Wind
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06/05/2009 Speciality chemicals producer Solutia is set to generate its own electricity at the company’s Newport site in Wales, following an agreement with onsite generation specialists Wind Direct, under which Wind Direct will build, own and operate the 2 wind turbines.
The project is funded by HgCapital, one of Europe’s largest and most experienced renewable energy ... Find out more >>
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Dewlay Wind Turbine an “Exciting and Elegant Landmark”
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29/04/2009 Planning permission for a proposed wind turbine on land at Dewlay Cheese in Lancashire has been granted following Appeal, with the Planning Inspectorate referring to the proposed wind turbine as a potentially “exciting and elegant landmark”.
The decision by the Planning Inspectorate to grant planning permission means that Garstang-based Dewlay will be producing ... Find out more >>
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Humphrey Group Submits Met Mast Application
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01/04/2009 The Roy Humphrey Group have teamed up with on site wind energy specialists Wind Direct to investigate the possibility of producing clean, green renewable energy on an Industrial Estate near Brome, Eye.
Wind Direct specialise in the installation of one or two wind turbines on commercial and industrial sites across the UK. The installation of a wind turbine at the Eye Airfield ... Find out more >>
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Dewlay Turbine Decision Goes to Appeal
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20/12/2008 Wind direct, the company behind a proposed wind turbine in Garstang, Lancashire is set to appeal against the planning authority’s surprise decision to refuse the application.
Lancaster developer Wind Direct is seeking permission to install a single wind turbine on land at Dewlay Cheese, in a move that will ... Find out more >>
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From Cheese to Grand Prix; organisations are choosing Wind
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21/10/2008 It’s a proven fact - businesses that survive are those that react. Little wonder then that the last 2 years have seen massive growth in Wind Direct’s client base, as companies begin to realise that green is here to stay - and with no capital outlay or financial risk, there is nothing to lose by using Wind Direct.
Global brands are amongst those reacting to ... Find out more >>
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Directors Seek Eco-Returns
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16/09/2008 The standard directors’ response against any action on climate change has always been against the unproven return on investment.
This fact was underlined in a recent survey amongst 50 of the UK’s largest companies by Verdantix* which revealed that current thinking on climate change still has a long way to go to become aligned with boardroom strategy.
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Airport Plans for Wind Turbines
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05/09/2007 Plans have been unveiled today for the first UK Airport wind turbines, at East Midlands Airport.
The four proposed wind turbines, which will generate 10% of the Airport’s energy, are another important step closer to making the North West Leicestershire based site operations carbon neutral by 2012.
The Airport has sought the expert advice of world leading ... Find out more >>
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Newport opts for first industrial wind turbines
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07/07/2007 Wind Direct is celebrating the decision of Newport Council to grant planning consent for two 2MW wind turbines at the Solutia UK chemical manufacturing site in Newport, South Wales. The turbines will provide green energy directly into the Solutia chemical plant. When built, the turbines will be the first industrial on-site generation wind turbines ... Find out more >>
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Wind Direct Turbines Turning in Workington
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24/10/2006 Tuesday saw the achievement of full operational status for the Wind Direct project at Eastman Chemicals near Workington, Cumbria.
The two REpower MM82 wind turbines have passed their commissioning tests and are now supplying renewable electricity to the Eastman Chemicals facility. The turbines have been funded from HgCapital\'s renewable energy fund.
This is a ... Find out more >>
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HgCapital to Invest £19m in Wind Direct
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06/03/2006 HgCapital, the European sector-focused private equity investor, today announced a joint venture with Wind Direct, an innovative renewable energy company that installs and operates wind turbines at industrial sites in the UK. Wind Direct is a partnership between leading wind farm developer Wind Prospect, electrical grid integration specialist Econnect, and energy marketer Optimum ... Find out more >>
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HgCapital announces joint venture with Wind Direct
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06/03/2006 London, 6 March 2006. HgCapital, the European sector-focused private equity investor, today announced a joint venture with Wind Direct, an innovative renewable energy company that installs and operates wind turbines at industrial sites in the UK. Wind Direct is a partnership between leading wind farm developer Wind Prospect, electrical grid integration specialist Econnect, and ... Find out more >>
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First Project for Wind Direct
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09/05/2005 Wind Direct, the renewable energy company specialising in supplying electricity direct to major energy users, today formally commissioned its first project, a 2 MW turbine at March in Cambridgeshire.
The turbine was energised by Dr Mary Archer, a leading researcher in solar energy and long time supporter of renewable energy.
Speaking at the ceremony, Dr Archer ... Find out more >>
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